O.C.G.A. § 15-2-2 (2019)
When Justice providentially prevented from attending
Whenever one or more of the Justices of the Supreme Court are unable from providential cause to preside in any case and the parties desire a full bench, it shall be the duty of the remaining Justices to designate a judge or judges of the superior court to preside in the place of the absent Justice or Justices of the Supreme Court.
History
Ga. L. 1888, p. 40, § 1; Civil Code 1895, § 5506; Civil Code 1910, § 6109; Code 1933, § 24-4008.
Annotations
JUDICIAL DECISIONS Cited in Johnson v. Walls, 185 Ga. 177, 194 S.E. 380 (1937); Stokes v. Fortson, 234 F. Supp. 575 (N.D. Ga. 1964). RESEARCH REFERENCES Am. Jur. 2d. - 46 Am. Jur. 2d, Judges, § 218 et seq.
C.J.S. - 48A C.J.S., Judges, §§ 37, 40, 41.