GEORGIA BAR EXAM – GA
PRACTICE & PROCEDURE WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS GRADED
A+ 2026 UPDATE
General Jurisdiction - answer-Power over individuals/entities "at home" in the state
(residents and resident entities)
Specific Jurisdiction (Two-Part Test) - answer-1. Statutory Authority (GA long-arm
statute),
2. Constitutional Test (due process)
Georgia Long-Arm Statute - answer-1. Transacted business in Georgia,
2. Committed tort in Georgia,
3. Car accident in Georgia,
4. Tortious act outside Georgia causing injury in Georgia,
5. Contract to be performed in Georgia.
Constitutional Test for Specific Jurisdiction - answer-1. Minimum contacts with Georgia,
2. Purposeful availment of Georgia's protections,
3. Must not offend "fair play and substantial justice,"
4. Suit must arise from defendant's Georgia contacts.
Key rule in personal jurisdiction (one sentence) - answer-Defendant must have
sufficient minimum contacts that jurisdiction doesn't offend traditional notions of fair
play and substantial justice.
PRACTICE & PROCEDURE WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS GRADED
A+ 2026 UPDATE
General Jurisdiction - answer-Power over individuals/entities "at home" in the state
(residents and resident entities)
Specific Jurisdiction (Two-Part Test) - answer-1. Statutory Authority (GA long-arm
statute),
2. Constitutional Test (due process)
Georgia Long-Arm Statute - answer-1. Transacted business in Georgia,
2. Committed tort in Georgia,
3. Car accident in Georgia,
4. Tortious act outside Georgia causing injury in Georgia,
5. Contract to be performed in Georgia.
Constitutional Test for Specific Jurisdiction - answer-1. Minimum contacts with Georgia,
2. Purposeful availment of Georgia's protections,
3. Must not offend "fair play and substantial justice,"
4. Suit must arise from defendant's Georgia contacts.
Key rule in personal jurisdiction (one sentence) - answer-Defendant must have
sufficient minimum contacts that jurisdiction doesn't offend traditional notions of fair
play and substantial justice.
