O.C.G.A. § 15-7-26 (2019)
Council of State Court Judges of Georgia
(a) There is created a state court judges’ council to be known as ‘‘The Council of State Court Judges of Georgia.’’ The council shall be composed of the judges, senior judges, and judges emeriti of the state courts of this state. The council is authorized to organize itself and to develop a constitution and bylaws. (b) It shall be the purpose of The Council of State Court Judges of Georgia to effectuate the constitutional and statutory responsibilities
conferred upon it by law and to further the improvement of the state courts, the quality and expertise of the judges thereof, and the administration of justice. (c) Expenses of the administration of the council shall be paid from state funds appropriated for that purpose, from federal funds available to the council for that purpose, or from other appropriate sources. (d) The Administrative Office of the Courts shall provide technical services to the council and shall assist the council in complying with all its legal requirements.
History
Code 1981, § 15-7-26, enacted by Ga. L. 1988, p. 461, § 1; Ga. L. 2002, p. 1018, § 1.
Annotations
JUDICIAL DECISIONS Judicial Qualifications Commission was not authorized to regulate council, and council could file amicus briefs. - Judicial Qualifications Commission’s authority was limited to disciplining individual judges. Ga. Const 1983, Art. VI, Sec. VII, Paras. VI and VII, and did not extend to dictating whether the Georgia Council of State Court Judges could file an amicus brief in pending liti-
gation; the Council was permitted to file such briefs pursuant to the Council’s duties and authority under Ga. Const 1983, Art. VI, Sec. IX, Para. I, and O.C.G.A. § 15-7-26(b), although individual judges generally could not. In re Judicial Qualifications Comm’n Formal Advisory Opinion No. 241, 301 Ga. 54, 799 S.E.2d 781 (2017).
ARTICLE 3 PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE Law reviews. - For article, ‘‘Courts: Juvenile Justice Reform,’’ see 30 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 63 (2013).