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2018 Georgia Code 47-8-1 | Car Wreck Lawyer

Link to State of Georgia Official Statute 2018 Georgia Code Annotated (sourced from legal.resource.org)
O.C.G.A. 47-8-1 Case Law from Google Scholar Amendments to OCGA 47-8-1

TITLE 47 RETIREMENT AND PENSIONS

Section 8. Superior Court Judges Retirement Fund of Georgia; Senior Judges (Emeritus), 47-8-1 through 47-8-80.

ARTICLE 1 CREATION, ADMINISTRATION, AND MANAGEMENT OF THE ASSETS OF THE FUND

47-8-1. Creation of the office of senior judge of the superior courts.

There is created the office of senior judge of the superior courts. Any judge of the superior court who was appointed judge of the superior courts, emeritus prior to December 31, 1976, is redesignated as senior judge of the superior courts effective December 31, 1976. Any judge of the superior courts who is eligible for appointment as judge of the superior courts, emeritus on December 31, 1976, or who becomes eligible after that date shall be designated as senior judge of the superior courts upon accepting such appointment.

(Ga. L. 1945, p. 362, § 1; Ga. L. 1976, p. 586, § 31; Ga. L. 1982, p. 497, §§ 2, 3.)

OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL

Widow's benefits option not available.

- General Assembly did not intend to make available to senior judges the "widow's benefits" option available under Ga. L. 1970, p. 249, §§ 1-4 (see O.C.G.A. § 47-8-67) to judges of the superior courts. 1970 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 70-101.

RESEARCH REFERENCES

Am. Jur. 2d.

- 46 Am. Jur. 2d, Judges, § 3. 63C Am. Jur. 2d, Public Officers and Employees, § 26 et seq.

C.J.S.

- 48A C.J.S., Judges, § 15.

Cases Citing Georgia Code 47-8-1 From Courtlistener.com

Total Results: 2

Williams v. Heard

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2017-09-13

Citation: 302 Ga. 114, 805 S.E.2d 1, 2017 Ga. LEXIS 773

Snippet: judges. See Ga. L. 1976, pp. 586, 593; OCGA §§ 47-8-1, 47-8-40, and 47-8-41. Even as early as 1945, a

State of Ga. v. McMillan

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 1984-07-06

Citation: 319 S.E.2d 1, 253 Ga. 154, 1984 Ga. LEXIS 857

Snippet: in the Official Code of Georgia Annotated as § 47-8-1 et seq. The 1976 Act, as since amended, has been