February 4-- The Supreme Court of Georgia will hold oral arguments in the city of Vidalia this Friday morning, Feb. 8, at 10:00 a.m. Court will be held in the new City Council chambers at the Vidalia Municipal Annex, located at 302 First Street East.

Each year, the court travels outside Atlanta to hear cases for the purpose of making the court’s business and the judicial process more accessible to the public.

During this session, the court will hear appeals in two cases:  The first is a civil case from Chatham County involving a law firm that has been sued for malpractice. The second is a criminal case in which a Screven County man is appealing his murder conviction and life prison sentence.