O.C.G.A.
O.C.G.A.

O.C.G.A. § 15-7-20 (2019)

Number of and work status of judges determined by local law; elections

✓ O.C.G.A. — 2019 edition (Public.Resource.Org Release 73)
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(a) The General Assembly shall by local law establish the number of judges for each state court and shall establish whether the judge or judges shall be full-time judges or part-time judges.

(b) Judges of the state court shall be elected by the qualified electors of the county or counties in which the court is located, shall be elected on a nonpartisan basis as provided by law, and shall serve for a term of four years.

(c) Elections shall be held at the general election in the year in which the incumbent’s term expires, and judges so elected shall take office on the first day of January following such election. The judges of the state courts shall be commissioned by the Governor and, before entering office, shall take the same oaths which judges of the superior courts must take.

History

Code 1981, § 15-7-20, enacted by Ga. L. 1983, p. 1419, § 2.

Annotations

JUDICIAL DECISIONS Cited in Pfeiffer v. State, 173 Ga. App. 374, 326 S.E.2d 562 (1985); Cramer v.

Spalding County, 261 Ga. 570, 409 S.E.2d 30 (1991).

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1985–2017 · leading case: Heiskell Et Al. v. Roberts, 802 S.E.2d 385 (Ga. Ct. App. 2017).
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Heiskell Et Al. v. Roberts, 802 S.E.2d 385 (Ga. Ct. App. 2017). · cites it 2× “(a) There shall be a full-time judge of the State Court of Walker County who shall be elected for a four-year term as provided by Code Section 15-7-20 of the OCGA. In the event a vacancy occurs in the office of *114 said judge for any reason, such vacancy shall be filled as…”
Cramer v. Cnty. of Spalding, 409 S.E.2d 30 (Ga. 1991). · cites it 2× “OCGA § 15-7-20 (a). Local law also establishes the number, selection, and salaries of assistant solicitors.”
Pfeiffer v. State, 326 S.E.2d 562 (Ga. Ct. App. 1985). · cites it 2× “The record shows that his attorney received a copy of the warrant and accusations on October 6, 1983, over two months before the time of trial. 6. The appellant maintains that the judge was not bound by the constitution of this state or of this country so that the proceedings…”
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