Any judgment considered a final judgment under this part may be appealed pursuant to Chapter 6 of Title 5.
§ 9-9-59.Appeal of final judgment
Chapter 9. Arbitration · Article 1. General Provisions · Last amended 2012 · Last verified July 17, 2026
In one sentenceSection 9-9-59 allows any judgment treated as final under Georgia’s International Commercial Arbitration Code — including rulings on setting aside or enforcing an award — to be appealed under the ordinary appellate procedure set out in Chapter 6 of Title 5.
Full Text of § 9-9-59
Plain-English Summary
The arbitration code gives courts several occasions to rule on an award — setting it aside, enforcing it, or refusing to enforce it. This section closes the loop by confirming that a losing party in one of those court proceedings is not stuck: any judgment counted as final under the arbitration code can be appealed.
Notably, this section does not invent a special appellate track just for arbitration cases. It routes the appeal through the state’s regular appeals process, Chapter 6 of Title 5, the same statute that governs civil appeals generally.
That matters because it means the arbitration code’s court-level decisions — on setting aside an award, or on recognizing and enforcing one — do not end the case in a way immune from appellate review. A party that loses at the trial-court stage still gets its shot at an appellate court, following the same rules that apply to any other final judgment in Georgia.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can a party appeal a trial court’s decision to set aside or enforce an arbitration award?
Yes — any judgment considered a final judgment under the arbitration code may be appealed.
What procedure governs an appeal of an arbitration-related judgment?
The appeal proceeds pursuant to Chapter 6 of Title 5, Georgia’s general appellate procedure statute.
Does the arbitration code create a special appeals process just for arbitration cases?
No — it directs appeals to the same Chapter 6 of Title 5 procedure that applies to other final judgments.
Is every court ruling issued during an arbitration case appealable under this section?
The section applies to judgments “considered a final judgment” under the arbitration code, so it covers those final rulings rather than every interim order issued along the way.
Which court rulings under this code would typically qualify as appealable final judgments?
Rulings that resolve a court proceeding under the code — such as a decision on an application to set aside an award under Code Section 9-9-56 or a decision recognizing or enforcing an award under Code Sections 9-9-57 and 9-9-58 — are the kind of judgments this section addresses.
Amendment History
Code 1981, § 9-9-59, enacted by Ga. L. 2012, p. 961, § 1/SB 383.
Source & verification. Section text and amendment history are
reproduced verbatim from the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, published by the
Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Georgia Code Revision Commission / LexisNexis. Last verified July 17, 2026.
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