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

O.C.G.A. § 15-9-5 (2019)

When judge ineligible for reelection

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If any judge of the probate court fails to account faithfully as executor, administrator, or guardian after becoming judge, for all trusts he or she held at the time of his or her election, such judge shall be ineligible for reelection.

History

Ga. L. 1851-52, p. 91, § 4; Code 1863, § 311; Code 1868, § 371; Code 1873, § 336; Code 1882, § 336; Civil Code 1895, § 4237; Civil Code 1910, § 4795; Code 1933, § 24-1712; Ga. L. 2018, p. 356, § 1-6/SB 436.

The 2018 amendment, effective July 1, 2018, in this Code section, inserted ‘‘or she’’ and ‘‘or her’’ in the middle, and substituted ‘‘such judge shall be’’ for ‘‘he is’’ near the end.

Annotations

The 2018 amendment, effective July 1, 2018, in this Code section, inserted "or she" and "or her" in the middle, and substituted "such judge shall be" for "he is" near the end.

JUDICIAL DECISIONS

Cited in Pembroke State Bank v. Warnell, 218 Ga. App. 98, 461 S.E.2d 231 (1995).

RESEARCH REFERENCES

Am. Jur. 2d. - 46 Am. Jur. 2d, Judges, § 44.