Chatham County Superior Court, Georgia Document Format Requirements

5 rules from official source documents

Font, margin, spacing, and file format requirements for court filings.

Prepare the Motion for Competency Evaluation using the appropriate template provided by the Court.

Using the appropriate template provided by the Court, prepare a Motion for Competency Evaluation.

The bond-petition email subject line must use the specified defendant-name, case-number, and petition wording format.

The email subject line shall be formatted as follows: [Defendant’s Name] [Case Number] PETITION FOR BOND Example: John Smith SPCR25-00001-J1 PETITION FOR BOND

Court-level rulesOfficial source

Format: PDF

The bond petition emailed by an attorney must be in PDF format.

The defendant’s attorney shall request a bond hearing by preparing a bond petition and emailing it in PDF format to the Judge’s administrative assistant.

Court-level rulesOfficial source

Format: PAPER

A defendant without an attorney must prepare a bond petition and send a hard copy to the Judge’s office by U.S. Mail.

The defendant shall request a bond hearing by preparing a bond petition and sending a hard copy of the petition to the Judge’s office via U.S. Mail.

Court-level rulesOfficial source

For any negotiated plea, plea paperwork must be typed and printed.

At any time for a negotiated plea, including a requested Plea Hearing or the Pretrial Hearing, all plea paperwork must be typed, printed, and signed prior to the call of the docket.

Judge Lisa Goldwire Colbert

Common questions about Chatham County Superior Court, Georgia document format requirements

What formatting rules apply to filings in Chatham County Superior Court, Georgia?

Chatham County Superior Court, Georgia's formatting rule includes format the email subject line as: [defendant’s name] [case number] petition for bond.. The bond-petition email subject line must use the specified defendant-name, case-number, and petition wording format.

View rule Official source Source: page 2, section Where the defendant has an attorney

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