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GA Code § 15-5-24 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 5 - Administration of Courts of Record Generally|Article 2 - Judicial Council|§ 15-5-24. Duties of Administrative Office of the Courts

 Under the supervision and direction of the Judicial Council, the Administrative Office of the Courts shall perform the following duties:    Consult with and assist judges, administrators, clerks of court, and other officers and employees of the court pertaining to matters relating to court administration and provide such services as are requested;   Examine the administrative and business methods and systems employed in the offices related to and serving the courts and make recommendations for necessary improvement;   Compile statistical and financial data and other information on the judicial work of the courts and on the work of other offices related to and serving the courts, which data and information shall be provided by the courts;   Analyze data relating to civil cases and on or before the first day of October each year provide such data, analysis, or both data and analysis to the courts and agencies of the judicial branch, agencies of the executive branch, and the chairpersons of the Senate Judiciary Committee and the House Committee on Judiciary;   Examine the state of the dockets and practices and procedures of the courts and make recommendations for the expedition of litigation;   Act as fiscal officer and prepare and submit budget estimates of state appropriations necessary for the maintenance and operation of the judicial system;   Formulate and submit recommendations for the improvement of the judicial system;   Perform such additional duties as may be assigned by the Judicial Council; and   Prepare and publish in print or electronically an annual report on the work of the courts and on the activities of the Administrative Office of the Courts.    (Ga. L. 1973, p. 288, § 5; Ga. L. 2000, p. 850, § 4; Ga. L. 2010, p. 838, § 10/SB 388; Ga. L. 2017, p. 632, § 2-3/SB 132.)   Cross references.   - Development and operation of civil case information system, § 15-6-97.1.   Administrative Rules and Regulations.   - Legal assistance to families victimized by domestic violence project, Official Compilation of the Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia, Grants of Judicial Council of Georgia Administrative Office of the Courts, Rule 297-1-.01.   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL   Editor's notes.   - In light of the similarities of the statutory provisions, decisions under Ga. L. 1945, p. 155 are included in the annotations for this Code section.   Power to investigate Board of Pardons and Paroles.   - It is not possible to deduce from any of the duties enumerated in Ga. L. 1945, p. 155, the power of making an investigation of the State Board of Pardons and Paroles by the Judicial Council. 1948-49 Op. Att'y Gen. p. 415 (decided under Ga. L. 1945, p. 155).
GA Code § 15-5-25 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 5 - Administration of Courts of Record Generally|Article 2 - Judicial Council|§ 15-5-25. Effect of Article on Authority of Courts

 This article shall not be construed as limiting or affecting the authority of any court.   (Ga. L. 1973, p. 288, § 6.)
GA Code § 15-5-26 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 5 - Administration of Courts of Record Generally|Article 2 - Judicial Council|§ 15-5-26. Proposals for Pilot Programs Involving Nonuniform Courts

  Any proposal for a pilot program of limited duration involving courts which are not uniform within their classes, as authorized by Article VI, Section I, Paragraph X of the Constitution, shall be submitted to the Judicial Council for review and evaluation before it is considered by the General Assembly.   Such a proposal may be submitted by any of the following:   The Governor;   A member of the General Assembly;   The chief judge of one of the courts affected by such proposal; or   The governing authority of a county affected by such proposal.     Such a proposal shall be submitted to the Judicial Council during the year preceding the year in which a bill establishing a pilot program is considered by the General Assembly.   The Judicial Council shall adopt policies and procedures regarding the submission and evaluation of such proposals which shall set out, at a minimum, the form and contents of the submission, the recommended date for submission, and internal procedures for developing recommendations regarding proposals. The Judicial Council shall make copies of its policies and procedures regarding submissions available upon request to members of the General Assembly, members of the judiciary, county governing authorities, and the public.   The Judicial Council shall submit to the General Assembly a report evaluating each such proposal submitted and recommending adoption, adoption after modification, or rejection of each such proposal by the General Assembly. The Judicial Council shall provide the report or reports to the members of the General Assembly no later than December 31 of the year prior to consideration of a bill establishing any pilot projects in the General Assembly.     (Code 1981, §15-5-26, enacted by Ga. L. 1996, p. 1077, § 1.)
GA Code § 15-5-40 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 5 - Administration of Courts of Record Generally|Article 3 - Court Documents|§ 15-5-40. Letter-Sized Paper to Be Accepted

 Any pleading or other document filed in any court of record may be prepared on letter-sized paper; and no clerk of any court of record shall refuse to accept for filing any pleading or other document for the reason that it is on letter-sized paper.    (Code 1981, §15-5-40, enacted by Ga. L. 1983, p. 531, § 1; Ga. L. 1984, p. 22, § 15.)   Cross references.   - Format of documents, Rules of the Supreme Court of the State of Georgia, Rule 17.   Filing with clerk's office, Rules of the Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia, Rule 1.   JUDICIAL DECISIONS    Cited in Best Jewelry Mfg. Co. v. Reed Elsevier Inc., 334 Ga. App. 826, 780 S.E.2d 689 (2015).
GA Code § 15-5-50 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 5 - Administration of Courts of Record Generally|Article 4 - Court Cost Overpayments|§ 15-5-50. Minimum Amount for Refund

 No court of record in this state shall be required to refund any overpayment of court costs in an amount not exceeding $5.00 or to collect any due court costs in an amount of less than $5.00 over the initial filing fee.    (Code 1981, §15-5-50, enacted by Ga. L. 1984, p. 1149, § 2.)
GA Code § 15-5-60 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 5 - Administration of Courts of Record Generally|Article 5 - Council of Superior Court Judges|§ 15-5-60. Contract for Administrative Functions, Services, and Equipment

 The Council of Superior Court Judges of Georgia shall be authorized to provide for or contract for administrative functions, services, and equipment necessary for the fulfillment of the responsibilities of the superior courts with funds appropriated or otherwise available for the operation of the superior courts of the state.    (Code 1981, §15-5-60, enacted by Ga. L. 1987, p. 622, § 1; Ga. L. 2008, p. 577, § 1/SB 396.)
GA Code § 15-5-80 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 5 - Administration of Courts of Record Generally|Article 6 - Georgia Courts Automation Commission|§ 15-5-80. Definitions

 As used in this article, the term:    "Commission" means the Georgia Courts Automation Commission.   "Council" means the advisory council to the commission.     (Code 1981, §15-5-80, enacted by Ga. L. 2005, p. 60, § 15/HB 95.)   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 2005, p. 60, § 15/HB 95, renumbered former Code Section 15-5-80 as present Code Section 15-5-80.1.
GA Code § 15-5-80.1 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 5 - Administration of Courts of Record Generally|Article 6 - Georgia Courts Automation Commission|§ 15-5-80.1. Georgia Courts Automation Commission

  There shall be a Georgia Courts Automation Commission.The commission created in this article shall be a successor to the Georgia Courts Automation Commission created by 1990 Resolution Act No. 98; HR 849; Ga. L. 1990, p. 979.   The commission shall consist of 11 members.One member shall be the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia or his designee; and the remaining members shall be appointed by the Chief Justice as follows:   One Judge of the Court of Appeals of Georgia;   Three superior court judges;   One superior court clerk;   One state court judge;   One juvenile court judge;   One probate court judge;   One magistrate court judge; and   One municipal court judge.  All members of the commission shall serve at the pleasure of the Chief Justice.      The Chief Justice shall appoint the chairman of the commission, and the commission shall elect a vice chairman who shall preside in the absence of the chairman.The commission may elect such other officers as it deems advisable and shall establish such quorum, attendance, and other rules as it deems necessary for the most efficient operation of the commission. The commission may meet at such times and places within the state as the commission deems necessary.   All members of the commission shall serve without compensation but may be reimbursed for travel and other expenses in carrying out their official duties in the same manner as other state officials and employees.Members of the commission who are state officials or employees shall be reimbursed for such expenses from funds of their respective state departments and agencies. All members of the commission who are not state officials or employees shall be reimbursed for such expenses from funds appropriated or otherwise available to the judicial branch of state government.     (Code 1981, §15-5-80, enacted by Ga. L. 1991, p. 634, § 1; Code 1981, §15-5-80.1, as redesignated by Ga. L. 2005, p. 60, § 15/HB 95.)
GA Code § 15-5-83 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 5 - Administration of Courts of Record Generally|Article 6 - Georgia Courts Automation Commission|§ 15-5-83. Commission Assigned to Supreme Court; Authority to Receive and Expend Appropriations

  The commission shall be assigned for administrative purposes to the Supreme Court, in the same manner as executive branch agencies are assigned to executive branch departments under Code Section 50-4-3.   The commission is authorized to receive and expend such appropriations as may be expressly provided by the General Assembly together with such federal funds and other funds as may be made available from public or private sources.     (Code 1981, §15-5-83, enacted by Ga. L. 1991, p. 634, § 1.)
GA Code § 15-5-100 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 5 - Administration of Courts of Record Generally|Article 7 - Georgia Council of Court Administrators|§ 15-5-100. Creation of Georgia Council of Court Administrators

  As used in this Code section, the term "council" means the Georgia Council of Court Administrators.   There is created the Georgia Council of Court Administrators. The council shall be composed of the full-time court administrators and managers of all courts within this state. The council is authorized to organize itself and to develop a constitution and bylaws. The council is authorized to elect such officers, including an executive committee, as it shall deem advisable to carry out its duties and responsibilities. The council is authorized to appoint advisory committees and establish the membership and duties thereof. In addition to the full-time members of the council, the council is authorized to provide for special classes of nonvoting memberships for honorary members, students and teachers of court administration, and those persons who have retired from positions involving the administration and management of courts.   It shall be the purpose of the council to effectuate the responsibilities conferred upon it by law, to further the improvement of the courts and the administration of justice, to assist the court administrators and managers throughout the state in the execution of their duties, and to promote and assist in the training of court administrators, managers, and support personnel.   Expenses of the administration of the council shall be paid from state funds appropriated for that purpose, from federal funds available to the council for that purpose, or from other appropriate sources.   The council shall be a legal entity and an agency of the State of Georgia; shall have perpetual existence; may contract; may own property; may accept funds, grants, and gifts from any public or private source for use in defraying the expenses of the council; may adopt and use an official seal; may establish a principal office; may employ such administrative or clerical personnel as may be necessary and appropriate to fulfill its necessary duties; and shall have other powers, privileges, and duties as may be reasonable and necessary for the proper fulfillment of its purposes and duties.     (Code 1981, §15-5-100, enacted by Ga. L. 1997, p. 1536, § 1; Ga. L. 2005, p. 60, § 15/HB 95.)
GA Code § 15-6-4 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 6 - Superior Courts|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 15-6-4. Qualifications of Judges

  No individual shall be judge of the superior courts unless, at the time of his or her election, he or she has attained the age of 30 years, has been a citizen of the state for three years, has practiced law for seven years, and is a member in good standing with the State Bar of Georgia and has been duly reinstated to the practice of law in the event of his or her disbarment therefrom.   The office of any superior court judge shall be vacated upon the disbarment or suspension from the practice of law of such judge by the Supreme Court whether voluntary or involuntary and upon order of the Supreme Court providing for such removal from office.    (Orig. Code 1863, § 234; Code 1868, § 228; Code 1873, § 238; Code 1882, § 238; Civil Code 1895, § 4312; Civil Code 1910, § 4836; Code 1933, § 24-2603; Ga. L. 1964, p. 363, § 1; Ga. L. 2017, p. 152, § 1/HB 88.)   Cross references.   - Qualifications of judges of superior courts, Ga. Const. 1983, Art. VI, Sec. VII, Para. II.   Law reviews.   - For article, "The Selection and Tenure of Judges," see 2 Ga. St. B. J. 281 (1966).   JUDICIAL DECISIONS    Plaintiff's challenge to the trial judge is without merit since it is not contested that this trial judge did not meet the qualifications to serve as a superior court judge. Moore v. American Suzuki Motor Corp., 203 Ga. App. 189, 416 S.E.2d 807 (1992).    O.C.G.A. §§ 15-1-8,15-6-4, and15-19-58 did not conflict with one another so as to be unconstitutional because § 15-1-8 provided that judges should not be disqualified from sitting in a proceeding because the judge was a policyholder of any mutual insurance company, § 15-6-4 provided for qualifications for state superior court judges, and § 15-19-58 allowed the state bar to seek injunctive relief against parties engaging in the unauthorized practice of law. Alyshah v. Georgia, F. Supp. 2d (N.D. Ga. Sept. 1, 2006), aff'd, 230 Fed. Appx. 949 (11th Cir. Ga. 2007).   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL   Confirmation by Senate not necessary.   - Individuals who are appointed by the Governor to the office of judge of the superior court, judge of the superior court emeritus (now senior judge), solicitor general (now district attorney), and solicitor general emeritus (now district attorney emeritus) do not have to be submitted to the state Senate for confirmation. 1960-61 Op. Att'y Gen. p. 101.   Part-time judges or referees.    - Both part-time judges of the magistrate court and part-time referees of the juvenile court may be assigned to hear cases in the superior court so long as they meet the qualifications of judges of the superior court as provided in O.C.G.A. § 15-6-4. 1989 Op. Att'y Gen. No. U89-7.   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 46 Am. Jur. 2d, Judges, §§ 5, 6.   Disqualification of Trial Judge for Cause, 50 POF3d 449.   C.J.S.   - 48A C.J.S., Judges, §§ 20, 21.   ALR.   - Validity and construction of constitutional or statutory provisions making legal knowledge or experience a condition of eligibility for judicial office, 71 A.L.R.3d 498.
GA Code § 15-6-4.1 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 6 - Superior Courts|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 15-6-4.1. Election of Judges

 Each judge of the superior courts shall be elected by the electors of the judicial circuit in which the judge is to serve.    (Code 1981, §15-6-4.1, enacted by Ga. L. 1987, p. 328, § 1.)
GA Code § 15-6-5 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 6 - Superior Courts|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 15-6-5. Restrictions on Practice of Law

 Following their election, the judges of the superior courts are prohibited from practicing law in any of the courts of this state, provided that they may practice until their qualification in any case in which they may have been actually employed before their election. They are also prohibited from practicing as attorneys, proctors, or solicitors in any district or circuit courts of the United States after their election or while in commission.   (Laws 1824, Cobb's 1851 Digest, p. 90; Laws 1843, Cobb's 1851 Digest, p. 91; Code 1863, § 235; Code 1868, § 229; Code 1873, § 239; Code 1882, § 239; Civil Code 1895, § 4313; Civil Code 1910, § 4837; Code 1933, § 24-2607.)   Cross references.   - Regulation of practice of law generally, § 15-19-50 et seq.   JUDICIAL DECISIONS   Judge of superior court subject to disbarment proceedings.    - 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 judge's election and is prohibited from practicing law while serving as judge does not mean that the judge cannot at the same time be disbarred and the judge's license to practice law canceled as provided in former Code 1933, Ch. 5, T. 9 (see now O.C.G.A. § 15-19-30 et seq.). The two proceedings are provided for the accomplishment of entirely different results. Gordon v. Clinkscales, 215 Ga. 843, 114 S.E.2d 15 (1960).    Cited in Deutz-Allis Credit Corp. v. Phillips, 183 Ga. App. 760, 360 S.E.2d 29 (1987); Seay v. Cleveland, 270 Ga. 64, 508 S.E.2d 159 (1998); Miller v. Lomax, 333 Ga. App. 402, 773 S.E.2d 475 (2015).   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL   Duties of district attorney constitute practice of law.   - Although a solicitor general (now district attorney) has only the state for a client in the performance of public duties, the solicitor general (now district attorney) is necessarily a "partisan in the cases" when appearing on behalf of the state; these duties do constitute the practice of law. 1965-66 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 66-189.   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 46 Am. Jur. 2d, Judges, § 46.   C.J.S.   - 48A C.J.S., Judges, § 48.   ALR.    - What amounts to practice of law within contemplation of constitutional or statutory provision which makes such practice a condition of eligibility to a judicial office or forbids it by one holding a judicial position, 106 A.L.R. 508.   Propriety and permissibility of judge engaging in practice of law, 89 A.L.R.2d 886.   Validity and application of state statute prohibiting judge from practicing law, 17 A.L.R.4th 829.
GA Code § 15-6-6 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 6 - Superior Courts|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 15-6-6. Oath of Judges

 Before entering on the duties of their office, superior court judges must take the oath required of all civil officers and in addition they must take the following oath:   "I swear that I will administer justice without respect to person and do equal rights to the poor and the rich and that I will faithfully and impartially discharge and perform all the duties incumbent on me as judge of the superior courts of this state, according to the best of my ability and understanding, and agreeably to the laws and Constitution of this state and the Constitution of the United States. So help me God."   (Orig. Code 1863, § 229; Code 1868, § 223; Code 1873, § 237; Code 1882, § 237; Civil Code 1895, § 4311; Civil Code 1910, § 4835; Code 1933, § 24-2605.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 46 Am. Jur. 2d, Judges, § 10.   C.J.S.   - 48A C.J.S., Judges, § 23.   ALR.    - Powers of judge who has attained constitutional age limit, 25 A.L.R. 27.   Civil liability of judicial officer for malicious prosecution or abuse of process, 64 A.L.R.3d 1251.
GA Code § 15-6-7 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 6 - Superior Courts|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 15-6-7. Effect of Attachment of County to Different Judicial Circuit

 A person who has been elected a judge of the superior courts of any circuit cannot be deprived of his office by attachment of the county in which he resides to a different judicial circuit; such person may continue to discharge the duties of his office as though he resided in the circuit.   (Orig. Code 1863, §§ 33, 236; Code 1868, §§ 31, 230; Code 1873, §§ 31, 240; Code 1882, §§ 31, 240; Civil Code 1895, § 4314; Civil Code 1910, § 4838; Code 1933, § 24-2608.)
GA Code § 15-6-10 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 6 - Superior Courts|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 15-6-10. Discharge of Duties

 Each of the judges of the superior courts shall discharge all the duties required of him by the Constitution and laws for the circuit for which he was elected or appointed and may also hold court and exercise other judicial functions for other circuits when permitted by law.   (Orig. Code 1863, § 239; Code 1868, § 233; Code 1873, § 243; Code 1882, § 243; Civil Code 1895, § 4317; Civil Code 1910, § 4846; Code 1933, § 24-2614.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 46 Am. Jur. 2d, Judges, § 21 et seq.   C.J.S.   - 48A C.J.S., Judges, § 78 et seq.   ALR.   - Absence of judge from courtroom during trial of civil case, 25 A.L.R.3d 637.
GA Code § 15-6-11.1 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 6 - Superior Courts|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 15-6-11.1. Superior Court Judges Performing Ordered Military Duty

  Any judge of superior court who is performing ordered military duty, as defined in Code Section 38-2-279, shall be eligible for reelection in any primary or general election which may be held to elect a successor for the next term of office and may qualify in absentia as a candidate for reelection to such office. The performance of ordered military duty shall not create a vacancy in such office during the term for which such judge was elected.   Where the giving of written notice of candidacy is required, any judge of superior court who is performing ordered military duty may deliver such notice by mail, agent, or messenger to the proper elections official. Any other act required by law of a candidate for public office may, during the time such official is on ordered military duty, be performed by an agent designated in writing by the absent public official.     (Code 1981, §15-6-11.1, enacted by Ga. L. 2008, p. 540, § 2/SB 11.)   Code Commission notes.   - Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2008, Code Section 15-6-11, as enacted by Ga. L. 2008, p. 540, § 2, was redesignated as Code Section 15-6-11.1.   Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2008, a comma was deleted following "office" in the first sentence of subsection (a).