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2018 Georgia Code 15-1-13 | Car Wreck Lawyer

Link to State of Georgia Official Statute 2018 Georgia Code Annotated (sourced from legal.resource.org)
O.C.G.A. 15-1-13 Case Law from Google Scholar Amendments to OCGA 15-1-13

TITLE 15 COURTS

Section 1. General Provisions, 15-1-1 through 15-1-22.

15-1-13. Prior removal from judicial office as affecting qualification for judicial office.

  1. In addition to any other qualification for judicial office, if a person has been removed from any judicial office upon order of the Supreme Court after review, that person shall not be eligible to be elected or appointed to any judicial office in this state until seven years have elapsed from the time of such removal.
  2. This Code section shall not apply with respect to any removal from office in which the order of the Supreme Court was entered prior to April 9, 1996.

(Code 1981, §15-1-13, enacted by Ga. L. 1996, p. 747, § 1.)

Code Commission notes.

- Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1996, "April 9, 1996" was substituted for "the effective date of this Code section" at the end of subsection (b).

Both Ga. L. 1996, p. 747 and Ga. L. 1996, p. 748 enacted a Code Section 15-1-13. Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1996, Code Section 15-1-13 as enacted by Ga. L. 1996, p. 748, was redesignated as Code Section 15-13-36.

Cases Citing Georgia Code 15-1-13 From Courtlistener.com

Total Results: 4

Inquiry Concerning Judge Christina Peterson

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2024-06-25

Snippet: elapsed” from the date of this opinion. OCGA § 15-1-13 (a). Removed from office. All the Justices

Inquiry Concerning Judge Christian Coomer

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2023-08-16

Snippet: have elapsed” from the date of this order. OCGA § 15-1-13. Removed from office. All the Justices concur

Inquiry Concerning Judge Gerald Johnson

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2023-08-16

Snippet: the judicial disciplinary process.” See OCGA § 15-1-13 (a) (“[I]f a person has been removed from any judicial

Southern Railway Co. v. Lawson

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 1987-03-12

Citation: 353 S.E.2d 491, 256 Ga. 798, 1987 Ga. LEXIS 661

Snippet: direct emotional speeches to the jury. OCGA § 15-1-13 provides every court with the power to control