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Call Now: 904-383-7448The Senate shall have the sole power to try impeachments. When sitting for that purpose, the Senators shall be on oath, or affirmation, and shall be presided over by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. Should the Chief Justice be disqualified, then the Presiding Justice shall preside. Should the Presiding Justice be disqualified, then the Senate shall select a Justice of the Supreme Court to preside. No person shall be convicted without concurrence of two-thirds of the members to which the Senate is entitled.
- Art. III, Sec. VI, Para. II.
Act granting power of removal of Railroad Commissioners (now Public Service Commissioners) does not violate this paragraph. (Ga. L. 1878-79, p. 125). Gray v. McLendon, 134 Ga. 224, 67 S.E. 859 (1910) (see Ga. Const. 1983, Art. III, Sec. VII, Para. II).
- That a lawyer is also a judge of the superior court and hence a constitutional officer and must have practiced law seven years at the time of the lawyer's election and is prohibited from practicing law while serving as judge, does not mean that the lawyer cannot at the same time be disbarred and the lawyer's license to practice law canceled as provided in former Code 1933, T. 9, Ch. 5 (see now O.C.G.A. Art. 2, Ch. 19, T. 15). The two proceedings are provided for the accomplishment of entirely different results. Each must be pursued to accomplish the result which it is intended to accomplish. Gordon v. Clinkscales, 215 Ga. 843, 114 S.E.2d 15 (1960).
Cited in Cargile v. State, 194 Ga. 20, 20 S.E.2d 416 (1942).
- 63C Am. Jur. 2d, Public Officers and Employees, § 154 et seq.
- Physical or mental disability as disqualification or ground of removal or impeachment of public officer, 28 A.L.R. 777.