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2018 Georgia Code 15-11-51 | Car Wreck Lawyer

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TITLE 15 COURTS

Section 11. Juvenile Code, 15-11-1 through 15-11-747.

ARTICLE 2 JUVENILE COURT ADMINISTRATION

15-11-51. Qualification of judges.

  1. No person shall be judge of the juvenile court unless, at the time of his or her appointment, he or she has attained the age of 30 years, has been a citizen of this state for three years, is a member of the State Bar of Georgia, and has practiced law for five years.
  2. A juvenile court judge shall be eligible for reappointment or reelection.

(Code 1981, §15-11-51, enacted by Ga. L. 2013, p. 294, § 1-1/HB 242.)

OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL

Editor's notes.

- In light of the similarity of the statutory provisions, opinions under pre-2014 O.C.G.A. §§ 15-11-3 and15-11-18 are included in the annotations for this Code section. See the Editor's notes at the beginning of the chapter.

Appointment of retired superior court judge.

- Superior court judge who retires under either of the two superior court judges retirement systems may be appointed to serve as a juvenile court judge; however, with one limited exception, his or her eligibility for senior judge status under either system will be suspended or delayed while appointed to that office. 1991 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 91-9 (decided under former O.C.G.A. § 15-11-3).

Appointment of superior court judge as juvenile court judge.

- Senior superior court judge, who was not being appointed in that senior judge capacity pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 15-1-9.1, may be appointed to serve as a part-time state-funded juvenile court judge and, so long as the hours worked annually do not exceed 1040 hours, there is no effect on the senior judge's retirement. 2000 Op. Atty. Gen. No. U2000-9 (decided under former O.C.G.A. § 15-11-18).

Cases Citing O.C.G.A. § 15-11-51

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In re L. L. B., 256 Ga. 768 (Ga. 1987).

Cited 23 times | Published | Supreme Court of Georgia | Mar 12, 1987 | 353 S.E.2d 507

...App. 235 (342 SE2d 715) (1986), and we granted certiorari. For the following reasons, we vacate the judgments of the juvenile court and the Court of Appeals, and remand for further proceedings. The Court of Appeals based its decision on former OCGA § 15-11-51, which was in effect when the Court of Appeals’ opinion was issued. OCGA §§ 15-11-51 through 15-11-54 were repealed by Ga....
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Wilkins v. Dep't of Human Resources, 337 S.E.2d 20 (Ga. 1985).

Cited 22 times | Published | Supreme Court of Georgia | Nov 27, 1985 | 255 Ga. 230

...(a minor child born to a woman married to a man other than Wilkins), was entitled to appointed counsel under OCGA § 15-11-30 (b) during a hearing of a petition filed by the Georgia Department of Human Resources (GDHR) to *231 terminate his parental rights to J. H., see OCGA §§ 15-11-51 through 15-11-54....
...Parentage Act, § 4, 9A UCA 579, 590 (1979). See also R. M. S. v. S. L. S., supra, 402 NE2d at 31. [3] As to the findings necessary to terminate parental rights and the possible dispositions of a child pursuant to a termination petition, see OCGA §§ 15-11-51, 15-11-54, 15-11-34.
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Menard v. Fairchild, 328 S.E.2d 721 (Ga. 1985).

Cited 7 times | Published | Supreme Court of Georgia | Apr 24, 1985 | 254 Ga. 275

...Christopher Michael Bird, born March 1, 1971, was found to be a deprived child by the Juvenile Court of Houston County on November 19, 1979. The court terminated the rights of his natural father, Alfred Michael Bird, and his natural mother, Elizabeth Bird Hainut. OCGA §§ 15-11-51, 53....
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In Re Llb, 353 S.E.2d 507 (Ga. 1987).

Published | Supreme Court of Georgia | Mar 12, 1987 | 256 Ga. 768

...App. 235 (342 SE2d 715) (1986), and we granted certiorari. For the following reasons, we vacate the judgments of the juvenile court and the Court of Appeals, and remand for further proceedings. The Court of Appeals based its decision on former OCGA § 15-11-51, which was in effect when the Court of Appeals' opinion was issued. OCGA §§ 15-11-51 through 15-11-54 were repealed by Ga....