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2018 Georgia Code 15-10-25 | Car Wreck Lawyer

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TITLE 15 COURTS

Section 10. Magistrate Courts, 15-10-1 through 15-10-263.

ARTICLE 2 MAGISTRATES

15-10-25. Training requirements; payment of training costs.

  1. All magistrates shall periodically satisfactorily complete a training course as provided in Article 8 of this chapter. All senior magistrates shall periodically satisfactorily complete a training course as provided in Code Section 15-10-223.
  2. The Georgia Magistrate Courts Training Council shall keep records of training completed by magistrates and senior magistrates.
  3. Subject to the provision of Code Section 15-10-24, if any magistrate or senior magistrate does not satisfactorily complete the required training in any year, the Georgia Magistrate Courts Training Council shall promptly notify the Judicial Qualifications Commission which shall recommend removal of the magistrate from office unless the Judicial Qualifications Commission finds that the failure was caused by facts beyond the control of the magistrate or senior magistrate.
  4. The reasonable costs and expenses of such training shall be paid by the county governing authority from county funds.

(Code 1981, §15-10-25, enacted by Ga. L. 1983, p. 884, § 2-1; Ga. L. 1984, p. 1096, § 4; Ga. L. 1990, p. 336, § 2; Ga. L. 1993, p. 910, § 5.)

JUDICIAL DECISIONS

Failure to complete training.

- Pursuant to subsection (c) of O.C.G.A. § 15-10-25, the Judicial Qualifications Commission's recommendation that a magistrate be removed from office for failure to complete satisfactorily the required training for the year was approved. In re Harper, 262 Ga. 335, 419 S.E.2d 21 (1992).

Cases Citing O.C.G.A. § 15-10-25

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In re Inquiry Concerning a Judge No. 96-55, 267 Ga. 115 (Ga. 1996).

Published | Supreme Court of Georgia | Sep 9, 1996 | 477 S.E.2d 314, 96 Fulton County D. Rep. 3216

Per curiam. OCGA § 15-10-25 (c) provides: Subject to the provision of Code Section 15-10-24,1 if any magistrate ....
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In re Inquiry Concerning a Judge No. 1791, 262 Ga. 335 (Ga. 1992).

Published | Supreme Court of Georgia | Jul 9, 1992 | 419 S.E.2d 21, 92 Fulton County D. Rep. 1413

Per curiam. OCGA § 15-10-25 (c) provides: Subject to the provision of Code section 15-10-24, [1] if any magistrate does not satisfactorily complete the required training in any year, the Georgia Magistrate Courts Training Council shall promptly notify the Judicial...
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In re Inquiry Concerning a Judge No. 1791, 262 Ga. 266 (Ga. 1992).

Published | Supreme Court of Georgia | Jun 11, 1992 | 418 S.E.2d 63, 92 Fulton County D. Rep. 1003

Per curiam. On October 28, 1991, the Judicial Qualifications Commission (JQC) notified the respondent, Judge Ken Holcomb, of his failure to complete the required training for magistrates for 1991, see OCGA § *26715-10-25 (a), and gave him an opportunity to explain whether the failure was caused by “facts beyond [his] control,” § 15-10-25 (c). As of January 29, 1992, the JQC had not received a response from Judge Holcomb. On that day, the JQC sent Judge Holcomb a letter directing him to attend a February training session. Judge Holcomb did not attend that session. Pursuant to § 15-10-25 (c), the JQC recommends to this Court that we remove Judge Holcomb from office....