Supreme Court of Georgia· 6/21/2021

Gilliam v. State

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860 S.E.2d 543
312 Ga. 60

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acknowledging that a line of cases where the Georgia Supreme Court had exercised jurisdiction in the name of judicial economy “was not rightly decided.”
overruling decision that took jurisdiction over certain appeals for “judicial economy,” “ignor[ing] the constitu- tional parameters of [the Court’s] jurisdiction without any signifi- cant analysis”
disapproving of cases exercising jurisdiction based solely on the ground of judicial economy
actions arising under the Family Violence Act are domestic relations cases which must be appealed through the discretionary application process
“It is not only the right but the duty of a reviewing or appellate court to raise the question of its jurisdiction in all cases in which there may be any doubt as to the existence of such jurisdiction.”

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