Georgia Legal Research: Primary Resources

This lesson is intended to familiarize the reader with Georgia legal research materials. The lesson focuses on Georgia's primary source material including cases and digests, citators, statutes, administrative materials, court rules and ethics.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of the lesson, students will be able to:

1. Identify some of the resources for locating Georgia primary legal research, including cases, digests, statutes, administrative materials and court rules.
2. Explain the process for finding Georgia Session Laws and ways to track bills in the legislature.
3. Discuss ways to locate ordinances for counties and cities.