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# P. Harris Hines

Supreme Court of Georgia · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Supreme Court of Georgia
- State: Georgia
- Role: Judge
- Service status: former
- Last verified: 2026-08-22

## Summary

Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge.

## Biography

### Professional career

- Judge, Supreme Court of Georgia, 1995-present
- 1995–2018: Associate Justice, Georgia Supreme Court, appointed by Governor Zell Miller
- P. Harris Hines (1943 – 2018) was a distinguished jurist who held the role of Chief Justice of the Georgia Supreme Court from 2017 to 2018, and as an Associate Justice from 1995 until his retirement in 2018
- 2013–2016: Presiding Justice of the Georgia Supreme Court
- 1982–1995: Judge, Superior Court of Cobb County
- 1974–1982: Judge, State Court of Cobb County, appointed by then-Governor Jimmy Carter
- Began his legal career in 1969 as a partner at Edwards, Bentley, Awtrey & Parker in Marietta, GA
- He later held the role of law clerk to Judge E. A. Wright of Fulton County’s Civil Court

### Education


### Additional information

- Appointed to the court on July 26, 1995, by Democratic Governor Zell Miller.
- Born September 6, 1943 in Atlanta, Georgia, to James and Edith Hawkins Hines, P. Harris Hines graduated from Henry W. Grady High School, obtained a B.A. from Emory University in 1965, and a J.D. from Emory University School of Law in 1968
- focusing on civil defense and business litigation.
- Harris Hines had over 50 years of legal service in Georgia, combining judicial leadership with active community engagement.
- He was a member of numerous professional and civic organizations, including the State Bar of Georgia, Kiwanis Club of Marietta, and the Cobb Judicial Circuit Bar Association

## Before you appear

- Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed.
- Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance.
- Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding.

## Courtroom Rules

### electronic devices and recording

Scope: statewide

Georgia's class-specific Uniform Court Rules govern electronic devices and recording in state trial courts. Before using recording, photography, livestreaming, or similar courtroom technology, confirm the governing rule and the assigned court's procedure.

Evidence excerpt: Uniform Superior, Juvenile, Magistrate, Municipal and Probate Court Rules

[Supreme Court of Georgia, court orders amending Uniform Trial Court Rules](https://www.gasupreme.us/rules/amendments-to-rules)
Source checked: 2026-07-26


## Sources

- [Official profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/4086/p-harris-hines/)
- [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/4086/p-harris-hines/)
- [Supreme Court of Georgia current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/4086/p-harris-hines/)
- [Supreme Court of Georgia, court orders amending Uniform Trial Court Rules](https://www.gasupreme.us/rules/amendments-to-rules)
- [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/4086/p-harris-hines/)
- [Harris Hines - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Harris_Hines)
- [Honoring Supreme Court Chief Justice Harris Hines 65C 68L](https://law.emory.edu/news-and-events/releases/2018/11/supreme-court-justice-hines-passes-away.html)

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