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To qualify as a Superior Court judge, a candidate must be at least 30 years old, a citizen of Georgia for at least three years, and have practiced law for at least seven years. Superior Court judges who have retired and taken senior status may hear cases in any circuit at the request of a local judge, an administrative judge, or the governor. [8]
To be chief, a judge must have been in active service on the court for at least one year, be under the age of 65, and have not previously served as chief judge. A vacancy is filled by the judge highest in seniority among the group of qualified judges. The chief judge serves for a term of seven years, or until age 70, whichever occurs first.
Georgia Superior Courts (49 judicial circuits) [3] Georgia State-wide Business Court [4] Georgia State Courts [5] Georgia Magistrate Courts [6] Georgia Juvenile Courts [7] Georgia Probate Courts [8] Georgia Municipal Courts [9] Federal courts located in Georgia. United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit (headquartered in Atlanta ...
Judge Began active service Ended active service Term as chief justice Eugenius Aristides Nisbet: 1845: 1853: Joseph Henry Lumpkin: 1845: 1867: 1863–1867 Hiram B. Warner
An Atlanta-based judge overseeing two cases dealing with whether Georgia county election boards must certify election results by the state's November deadline signaled Tuesday that he is likely to ...
County election boards in Georgia are not allowed to refuse to certify election results, a state judge ruled on Tuesday. Concerns of fraud or abuse are to be settled in court, the judge said, not ...
(The Center Square) – Fulton County Superior Court Judge Shukura Ingram gave District Attorney Fani Willis until Jan. 13 to respond to an order that requires her to honor a subpoena from a ...
The State-wide Business Court has its own rules and forms. [15] It has only one judge and one division. [16] The judge is appointed by the Governor, subject to certain legislative approvals. [17] By contrast, under Article VI, Section VII, of Georgia's constitution, superior and state court judges are elected. [18]