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

Link to State of Georgia Official Statute 2018 Georgia Code Annotated (sourced from legal.resource.org)
O.C.G.A. 15-10-25 Case Law from Google Scholar Amendments to OCGA 15-10-25

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 Georgia Code 15-10-25 From Courtlistener.com

Total Results: 3

In re Inquiry Concerning a Judge No. 96-55

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 1996-09-09

Citation: 267 Ga. 115, 477 S.E.2d 314, 96 Fulton County D. Rep. 3216, 1996 Ga. LEXIS 539

Snippet: Per curiam. OCGA § 15-10-25 (c) provides: Subject to the provision of Code Section 15-10-24,1 if any

In re Inquiry Concerning a Judge No. 1791

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 1992-07-09

Citation: 262 Ga. 335, 419 S.E.2d 21, 92 Fulton County D. Rep. 1413, 1992 Ga. LEXIS 554

Snippet: Per curiam. OCGA § 15-10-25 (c) provides: Subject to the provision of Code section 15-10-24, [1] if

In re Inquiry Concerning a Judge No. 1791

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 1992-06-11

Citation: 262 Ga. 266, 418 S.E.2d 63, 92 Fulton County D. Rep. 1003, 1992 Ga. LEXIS 433

Snippet: was caused by “facts beyond [his] control,” § 15-10-25 (c). As of January 29, 1992, the JQC had not received