The following are courts of justice in this State:

1. (1) the court for trial of impeachments;
2. (2) the Supreme Court;
3. (3) the court of appeals;

4. (4) the circuit courts, to wit:

   1. (a) a court of common pleas and
   2. (b) a court of general sessions;
5. (5) probate courts;
6. (6) the family courts;
7. (7) magistrates' courts; and
8. (8) municipal courts.

HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 15-6; 1952 Code Section 15-6; 1942 Code Section 9; 1932 Code Section 9; Civ. P. '22 Section 9; Civ. P. '12 Section 9; Civ. P. '02 Section 9; 1870 (14) 423 Section 9; Const. Art. 5 Section 1; 1903 (24) 89; 1911 (27) 16; 1961 (52) 139; 1999 Act No. 55, Section 13, eff June 1, 1999.

Effect of Amendment

The 1999 amendment added item (3), renumbered item (3) as item (4), deleted item (4) "County courts", in item (6), substituted "the family courts" for "Juvenile and domestic relations courts", deleted item (7) "Children's courts", renumbered items (8) and (9) as items (7) and (8) and in item (8) deleted "mayors' and", and deleted items (10) through (22) which referred to local courts.