Executive Orders

Amending the State of Emergency for Georgia Wildfires

Issuing a Writ of Election to fill the vacancy in Georgia’s 13th Congressional District for the United States House of Representatives

Authorizing Congressman David Scott to lie in state in the Georgia State Capitol on Friday, May 1, 2026

Lowering flags to half-staff in honor and memory of United States Congressman David Scott

Declaring a State of Emergency for Georgia Wildfires

Appointing the Honorable Michael Joseph Gazarik as a member of the Georgia Joint Defense Commission

Lowering flags to half-staff on Saturday, April 4, 2026, in honor and memory of Private Bennett Hubert Waters

Appointing the Honorable Edward D. Lukemire as Senior Judge of the Superior Courts of Georgia

Approving the issuance of Private Activity Bonds and Commercial Paper Notes

Authorizing the demolition and removal of a building from the University of Georgia

Appointing the Honorable Glen A. Cheney as Senior Judge of the Superior Courts of Georgia

Appointing Mr. Dennis T. Cathey as Special Counsel to represent the Honorable Kimberly A. Childs

Issuing a Writ of Election to fill the District 7 seat in the Georgia State Senate

Issuing a Writ of Election to fill the District 177 seat in the Georgia House of Representatives

Appointing the Honorable Frank O’Connell as Chief Judge of the Georgia Tax Court

Suspending Sheriff Gerald Couch from the Office of Sheriff of Hall County for 60 days

Appointing the committee to investigate Sheriff Gerald Couch

Approving the issuance of single family mortgage bonds by the Georgia Housing and Finance Authority

Authorizing the demolition and removal of a building from Albany State University

Authorizing the demolition and removal of a building from Albany State University

Lowering flags to half-staff in honor and memory of Officer Caleb Abney, Hahira Police Department

Appointing the Honorable LaShonda C. Harris as Solicitor General of the State Court of Henry County

Appointing the Honorable David James Burge as Commissioner of the Georgia Department of Revenue

Authorizing the demolition and removal of a structure from the University of Georgia

Lowering flags to half-staff in honor and memory of Officer Pradeep Tamang, Gwinnett County Police Department

Appointing the Honorable Steven G. Blackerby as Superior Court Judge of the Brunswick Judicial Circuit

Appointing the Honorable James A. Kiger as Superior Court Judge of the Douglas Judicial Circuit

Appointing the Honorable Patrick M. Shepherd as Judge of the State Court of Spalding County

Appointing the Honorable Kristi G. Connell as Superior Court Judge of the Augusta Judicial Circuit

Appointing the Honorable Pamela M. Bettis as Judge of the State Court of Henry County

Appointing the Honorable Jane C. Barwick as Senior Judge of the Superior Courts of Georgia

Appointing the Honorable W. Fletcher Sams as Senior Judge of the Superior Courts of Georgia

Declaring a State of Emergency for Winter Weather - January 30, 2026

Declaring a State of Emergency for Spalding County Water Supply

Appointing the Honorable Kenneth Jerome Carson as a member of the Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council

Appointing the Honorable Joseph Miller Cusack as a member of the State Ethics Commission

Reappointing the Honorable Jimmie “Spud” Canson Bowen, Jr. as a member of the Board of Corrections

Reappointing the Honorable Ester Fleming, Jr. as a member of the Board of Corrections

Reappointing the Honorable Duke C. Blackburn, Jr. as a member of the Board of Corrections

Appointing the Honorable Emily Yonah as a member of the Georgia Opioid Settlement Advisory Commission

Appointing the Honorable Sandra DeCarlo Hudson as a member of the Board of Corrections

Reappointing the Honorable Rossie Charles James Ross as a member of the Board of Corrections

Reappointing the Honorable Thomas Neils Culpepper as a member of the Board of Corrections

Appointing the Honorable Gerald “Jay” Herzog, Jr. as a member of the Board of Driver Services

Reappointing the Honorable George G. Andrews as a member of the Private Colleges and Universities Authority

Reappointing the Honorable Raymond C. Cobb as a member of the Private Colleges and Universities Authority

Reappointing the Honorable James Richard Lientz, Jr. as a member of the Private Colleges and Universities Authority

Appointing the Honorable Craig Keith Franklin as a member of the Private Colleges and Universities Authority

Appointing the Honorable Julie Burns as a member of the Statewide Interagency Coordinating Council

Appointing the Honorable Aynsley Dyan Hill as a member of the Statewide Interagency Coordinating Council for Early Childhood Intervention Programs