The following rules, to be known as "Uniform Superior Court Rules," are to be given statewide application.
Rule 1.4.Matters of Statewide Concern
Rule 1. PREAMBLE · Not amended since adoption on record · Last verified July 17, 2026
In one sentenceRule 1.4 names the rules that follow the “Uniform Superior Court Rules” and directs that they apply statewide, in every superior court circuit in Georgia, rather than being treated as a set of suggestions available for county-by-county adoption.
Full Text of Rule 1.4
Plain-English Summary
Rule 1.4 is short, but it does the naming and scoping work the rest of the Preamble builds on. It gives the rules that follow their official title, “Uniform Superior Court Rules,” and directs that they be given statewide application. That single line ties the whole set together as one body of rules meant to reach every superior court circuit in Georgia rather than a menu individual circuits can pick from.
Read alongside Rule 1’s uniformity policy and Rule 1.1’s repeal of local rules, Rule 1.4 supplies the label that makes the rest of the framework coherent: a lawyer moving between circuits does not need to relearn a different local variant of procedure for anything these rules already cover, because the rules were written to be the same set everywhere.
Frequently Asked Questions
What official name does Rule 1.4 give to the rules that follow?
“Uniform Superior Court Rules.”
What geographic reach do the rules have under Rule 1.4?
Statewide application — the rule directs that they apply across Georgia rather than being limited to any particular circuit.
Has Rule 1.4 been amended since it was adopted?
The recorded history is null, meaning no amendment has been logged since original adoption.
Does Rule 1.4 itself impose any procedural requirement?
No. It is a naming and scope-setting provision — it names the rules and declares their statewide reach, without adding an independent procedural rule of its own.
How does Rule 1.4 connect to the Preamble’s ban on local deviation?
Rule 1.4 establishes the statewide-application baseline that the deviation and local-authority provisions elsewhere in the Preamble, such as Rules 1.1 and 1.5, build on and protect.
Source & verification. Rule text and amendment history are
reproduced verbatim from the Uniform Superior Court Rules, published by the
Council of Superior Court Judges of Georgia. Last verified July 17, 2026.
· Official source
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