O.C.G.A.
O.C.G.A. § 15-6-4.1 (2019)
Election of judges
✓ O.C.G.A. — 2019 edition (Public.Resource.Org Release 73)
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Each judge of the superior courts shall be elected by the electors of the judicial circuit in which the judge is to serve.
History
Code 1981, § 15-6-4.1, enacted by Ga. L. 1987, p. 328, § 1.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 1994–2006 · leading case: Freeman v. Barnes, 640 S.E.2d 611 (Ga. Ct. App. 2006).
Freeman v. Barnes, 640 S.E.2d 611 (Ga. Ct. App. 2006). “OCGA § 15-6-4.1. The constitution also directs superior courts to hold court at least twice each year in each county.”
Brooks v. State Bd. of Elections, 848 F. Supp. 1548 (S.D. Ga. 1994). “10 “Each superior court judge shall be elected by the electors of the judicial circuit in which the judge is to serve,” O.C.G.A. § 15-6-4.1 (1990), and “judges of the state court shall be elected by the qualified electors of the county or counties in which the court is located,”…”
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