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Ga. Const. art. VI, § VII, ¶ VIII — Due process; review by Supreme Court | Georgia Constitution

CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA

ARTICLE VI. JUDICIAL BRANCH

Paragraph VIII. Due process; review by Supreme Court.

No action shall be taken against a judge except after hearing and in accordance with due process of law. No removal or involuntary retirement shall occur except upon order of the Supreme Court after review.

1976 Constitution.

- Art. VI, Sec. VII, Para. III; Art. VI, Sec. XIII, Para. III.

Cross references.

- Rules of the Judicial Qualifications Commission.

JUDICIAL DECISIONS

Coroners are not "judges" within the meaning of that term as it is used in Ga. Const. 1983, Art. VI, Sec. VII, Para. VIII. In re Smith, 259 Ga. 831, 388 S.E.2d 683 (1990).

Cited in In re Inquiry Concerning a Judge, 265 Ga. 843, 462 S.E.2d 728 (1995); In re Judicial Qualifications Comm'n Formal Advisory Opinion No. 239, 300 Ga. 291, 794 S.E.2d 631 (2016).