O.C.G.A. § 15-9-12 (2019)
The associate judge of the probate court shall be eligible to fill a vacancy in the office of probate judge for the remainder of the unexpired term without regard to whether such associate probate judge meets any residency requirements otherwise imposed by law; however, the associate probate judge shall become a resident of the county before qualifying for election to the office of probate judge. Any associate probate judge taking office as
authorized by this subsection shall thereafter be eligible to succeed himself or herself as long as he or she remains a resident of the county.’’; redesignated former subsection (g) as present subsection (f ), and, rewrote subsection (f ), which read: ‘‘Proceedings when an associate judge of the probate court is disqualified. Whenever the judge of the probate court is disqualified to act in any case pursuant to Code Section 15-9-13, the associate judge of the probate court shall also be disqualified.’’
Annotations
Editor’s notes. - Ga. L. 2017, p. 157, § 1-1/HB 126, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: ‘‘Part I of this Act shall be known and may be cited as ‘The Judicial Qualifications Commission Improvement Act of 2017.’ ’’
Law reviews. - For annual survey on wills, trusts, guardianships, and fiduciary administration, see 61 Mercer L. Rev. 385 (2009).