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Numbers of Legal Occupations in Georgia

Occupation group

Legal Occupations
Year Number
2004 25,060
2005 23,820
2006 23,650
2007 24,110
2008 26,790
2009 26,030
2010 26,260
2011 26,670
2012 27,190
2013 26,900
2014 26,660
2015 26,590
2016 28,640
2017 30,370
2018 32,930
2019 34,310

Individual occupations

Lawyers
Year Number
2004 12,150
2005 11,740
2006 12,670
2007 14,140
2008 14,300
2009 13,640
2010 13,540
2011 14,580
2012 14,960
2013 15,410
2014 14,890
2015 15,130
2016 16,870
2017 18,160
2018 20,080
2019 19,500

Judicial Law Clerks
Year Number
2010 1,560
2011 1,210
2012 250
2013 240
2014 270
2015 330
2016 550
2017 720
2018 730
2019 540

Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers
Year Number
2004 260
2005 560
2006 560
2008 270
2009 250
2010 260
2011 590
2012 580
2013 580
2014 510
2015 550
2016 530
2017 500
2018 500
2019 500

Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators
Year Number
2004 0
2005 0
2006 120
2007 110
2008 90
2009 90
2010 100
2011 80
2012 110
2013 120
2014 160
2015 160
2016 150
2017 200
2018 130
2019 110

Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates
Year Number
2004 1,260
2005 1,220
2006 1,140
2007 1,190
2008 1,210
2009 1,150
2010 1,190
2011 1,270
2012 1,410
2013 1,390
2014 1,520
2015 1,330
2016 1,400
2017 1,420
2018 1,340
2019 1,200

Paralegals and Legal Assistants
Year Number
2004 9,040
2005 7,800
2006 7,850
2007 8,060
2008 9,590
2009 8,920
2010 7,580
2011 7,010
2012 8,830
2013 8,120
2014 8,160
2015 7,750
2016 8,170
2017 8,460
2018 9,140
2019 10,820

Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers
Year Number
2004 670
2005 640
2006 620
2007 610
2008 810
2009 680
2010 610
2011 410
2015 370
2016 330
2017 270
2018 340
2019 450

Legal Support Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 1,680
2005 1,860
2006 690
2007 0
2008 520
2009 1,300
2010 1,420
2011 1,520
2012 1,050
2013 1,040
2014 1,150
2015 970
2016 640
2017 640
2018 670
2019 1,190