The Georgia Workers Compensation Appeal Process

There is no jury in a Georgia Workers' Compensation case. If there is a trial (it's called a hearing), it is in front of an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ for short). If you do not like the decision of the ALJ there is an appellate process in place. First the decision can be appealed to "the Board." Basically three DIFFERENT ALJs have an opportunity to determine whether the original ALJ got it right.

After that, there is another level of appeal. The case can then be appealed to the Superior Court. Every county in Georgia has a Superior Court. The Superior Court is a court of "general jurisdiction". That means it is qualified to hear a variety of different types of cases. From divorces, to felony murder cases, to workers compensation appeals.

After that, the case may be appealed to the Georgia Court of Appeals and then, to the Georgia Supreme Court.