Which types of cases are commonly heard by the Georgia Court of Appeals?

• A. Child custody, worker's compensation, and non-death-penalty criminal appeals
• B. Death penalty cases
• C. Federal questions
• D. Immigration matters

Answer: (A)

The Georgia Court of Appeals serves as the state’s intermediate appellate court, handling most appeals from trial courts in civil and criminal matters that are not set up for direct review by the state Supreme Court. It commonly hears cases like child custody and other family-law appeals, worker’s compensation appeals, and non-death-penalty criminal appeals. Death-penalty cases don’t go to this court; they are reviewed by the Georgia Supreme Court. Federal questions are generally handled in federal courts or the U.S. Supreme Court, and immigration matters fall under federal jurisdiction, not state appellate courts. So those types of cases aren’t typical for the Court of Appeals, making the first option the best fit.