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

O.C.G.A. § 15-9-104 (2019)

Eligibility of councilmember to hold office of judge of probate court

✓ O.C.G.A.: 2019 edition (Public.Resource.Org Release 73)
Code text and O.C.G.A. statutory annotations on this page reflect the 2019 Official Code of Georgia Annotated (Public.Resource.Org Release 73, 2019-08-21; public domain per Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, 2020). The Syfert case-law annotations in Notes of Decisions, below, are current.
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Notwithstanding any other law, a councilmember shall not be ineligible to hold the office of judge of the probate court by virtue of his or her position as a member of the Probate Judges Training Council.

History

Ga. L. 1982, p. 1612, § 5; Code 1981, § 15-9-105, enacted by Ga. L. 1982, p. 1612, § 6; Ga. L. 1994, p. 97, § 15; Code 1981, § 15-9-104, as redesignated by Ga. L. 1995, p. 768, § 2; Ga. L. 2018, p. 356, § 1-35/SB 436. The 2018 amendment, effective July

1, 2018, substituted ‘‘Probate Judges Training Council’’ for ‘‘training council’’ at the end of this Code section.

Annotations

The 2018 amendment, effective July 1, 2018, substituted "Probate Judges Training Council" for "training council" at the end of this Code section.

Editor's notes. - Ga. L. 1995, p. 768, § 2, redesignated former Code Section 15-9-104 as present Code Section 15-9-103.

15-9-105. Redesignated.

Editor's notes. - Ga. L. 1995, p. 768, § 2, redesignated former Code Section 15-9-105 as present Code Section 15-9-104.

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ARTICLE 6 JURY TRIALS AND APPEALS

Editor's notes. - Ga. L. 1986, p. 982, § 25, not codified by the General Assembly, provided that that Act would apply to all cases filed on or after July 1, 1986.

Cross references. - Discrimination against employee for attending a judicial proceeding in response to a court order or process, § 34-1-3.

Law reviews. - For annual survey of trial practice and procedure, see 38 Mercer L. Rev. 383 (1986). For article, "Courts: Juvenile Justice Reform," see 30 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 63 (2013).

For note, "Jury Trials Come to Probate Courts of Georgia," see 23 Ga. St. B. J. 96 (1987).

RESEARCH REFERENCES

Jury or Nonjury Trial - A Defense Viewpoint, 5 Am. Jur. Trials 128.

Selecting the Jury - Plaintiff's View, 5 Am. Jur. Trials 143.

Selecting the Jury - Defense View, 5 Am. Jur. Trials 247.

Use of Jury Consultant in Civil Cases, 49 Am. Jur. Trials 407.