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GA Code § 15-7-3 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 7 - State Courts of Counties|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 15-7-3. Applicability of Chapter; Conflicts With Local Laws

 This chapter shall apply to and govern all state courts; and, unless otherwise provided in this chapter, in all cases in which there is a conflict between this chapter and the local law creating the state court, this chapter shall take priority and shall be controlling.    (Code 1981, §15-7-3, enacted by Ga. L. 1983, p. 1419, § 2.)   Cross references.   - Local laws not in conflict with chapter to remain in effect, § 15-7-60.   JUDICIAL DECISIONS   Speedy trial provisions.    - As O.C.G.A. § 15-7-43(b), enacted in 1983, incorporates the speedy trial provisions of O.C.G.A. § 17-7-170 by reference, those provisions supersede a 1981 local law provision entitling a defendant in a state court to discharge and acquittal if no trial is had at the term when the demand is made or within the next two succeeding regular terms thereafter. Majia v. State, 174 Ga. App. 432, 330 S.E.2d 171, aff'd, 254 Ga. 660, 333 S.E.2d 834 (1985); Parks v. State, 239 Ga. App. 333, 521 S.E.2d 370 (1999).
GA Code § 15-7-20 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 7 - State Courts of Counties|Article 2 - Judges|§ 15-7-20. Number of and Work Status of Judges Determined by Local Law; Elections

  The General Assembly shall by local law establish the number of judges for each state court and shall establish whether the judge or judges shall be full-time judges or part-time judges.   Judges of the state court shall be elected by the qualified electors of the county or counties in which the court is located, shall be elected on a nonpartisan basis as provided by law, and shall serve for a term of four years.   Elections shall be held at the general election in the year in which the incumbent's term expires, and judges so elected shall take office on the first day of January following such election. The judges of the state courts shall be commissioned by the Governor and, before entering office, shall take the same oaths which judges of the superior courts must take.     (Code 1981, §15-7-20, enacted by Ga. L. 1983, p. 1419, § 2.)
GA Code § 15-7-22 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 7 - State Courts of Counties|Article 2 - Judges|§ 15-7-22. Compensation

 Judges of the state courts shall be compensated from county funds as provided by local law. The county governing authority is authorized to supplement the compensation thus fixed to be paid to the judges of the state court of that county.    (Code 1981, §15-7-22, enacted by Ga. L. 1983, p. 1419, § 2.)
GA Code § 15-7-23 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 7 - State Courts of Counties|Article 2 - Judges|§ 15-7-23. Filling Vacancies

 In the event of a vacancy in the office of judge of the state court for any reason except the expiration of the term of office, the Governor shall appoint a qualified person who shall serve as provided in Article VI, Section VII, Paragraphs III and IV of the Constitution.    (Code 1981, §15-7-23, enacted by Ga. L. 1983, p. 1419, § 2; Ga. L. 1984, p. 22, § 15.)
GA Code § 15-7-24 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 7 - State Courts of Counties|Article 2 - Judges|§ 15-7-24. Ordered Military Duty

  Any judge of state 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 state 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, §15-7-24, enacted by Ga. L. 2008, p. 540, § 3/SB 11.)   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 1996, p. 748, § 1 repealed former Code Section15-7-24, pertaining to solicitors, effective July 1, 1996. The former Code section was based on Code 1981, § 15-7-24, enacted by Ga. L. 1983, p. 1419, § 2; Ga. L. 1984, p. 22, § 15; Ga. L. 1984, p. 388, § 1; Ga. L. 1986, p. 171, § 1; Ga. L. 1987, p. 359, § 1; Ga. L. 1991, p. 135, § 4. For present provisions as to solicitor-generals of state courts, see § 15-18-60 et seq.
GA Code § 15-7-25 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 7 - State Courts of Counties|Article 2 - Judges|§ 15-7-25. Service by Retired Judge or Judge Emeritus

  Except as otherwise provided in the Constitution of this state, a retired judge or judge emeritus of a state court shall be authorized to serve as judge of a state court upon the call of the judge of such court. When serving in such capacity, the retired judge or judge emeritus of the state court shall exercise the same jurisdiction, power, and authority as the regular judge of the court, as provided by general or local law. When serving in such capacity, the retired judge or judge emeritus shall receive the amount of compensation and payment of expenses as provided by subsection (d) of Code Section 15-1-9.2, with such expenses being borne by the governing authority responsible for funding the operation of the requesting court.   A retired judge or a judge emeritus of a state court shall be vested with the same authority as an active judge of this state for the purpose of performing marriage ceremonies.   Except as otherwise provided in the Constitution of this state, a judge of a state court shall be authorized to serve as judge of any other state court, but only upon the call of the judge of such other state court. When serving in a state court other than his own, the judge shall exercise the same jurisdiction, power, and authority as the regular judge of the court, as provided by general or local law.   Any retired judge or judge emeritus of a state court may issue arrest warrants and search warrants in the same manner as an active judge of state court if the retired judge or judge emeritus is authorized in writing to do so by an active judge of the state court of the county wherein the warrants are to be issued.     (Code 1981, §15-7-25, enacted by Ga. L. 1983, p. 1419, § 2; Ga. L. 1985, p. 1105, § 3; Ga. L. 1990, p. 343, § 2.)   Cross references.   - Service by judges in counties outside county of appointment or election, § 15-1-9.1.    Warrants for arrest generally, § 17-4-40.    Issuance of search warrants generally, § 17-5-21.    Issuance of marriage licenses generally, § 19-3-30 et seq.   JUDICIAL DECISIONS   Indefinite appointment of assistant judges and district attorneys.    - State court judge does not have the authority to order the indefinite appointment of assistant judges or solicitors (now district attorneys) whose positions are not authorized by local law or to finance those positions through a court-created fund comprised of moneys withheld from the county treasury. Cramer v. Spalding County, 261 Ga. 570, 409 S.E.2d 30 (1991).   RESEARCH REFERENCES   ALR.   - Construction and validity of state provisions governing designation of substitute, pro tempore, or special judge, 97 A.L.R.5th 537.
GA Code § 15-7-26 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 7 - State Courts of Counties|Article 2 - Judges|§ 15-7-26. Council of State Court Judges of Georgia

  There is created a state court judges' council to be known as "The Council of State Court Judges of Georgia." The council shall be composed of the judges, senior judges, and judges emeriti of the state courts of this state. The council is authorized to organize itself and to develop a constitution and bylaws.   It shall be the purpose of The Council of State Court Judges of Georgia to effectuate the constitutional and statutory responsibilities conferred upon it by law and to further the improvement of the state courts, the quality and expertise of the judges thereof, and the administration of justice.   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 Administrative Office of the Courts shall provide technical services to the council and shall assist the council in complying with all its legal requirements.     (Code 1981, §15-7-26, enacted by Ga. L. 1988, p. 461, § 1; Ga. L. 2002, p. 1018, § 1.)
GA Code § 15-7-40 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 7 - State Courts of Counties|Article 3 - Practice and Procedure|§ 15-7-40. State Courts Always Open; Terms of Court

 The courts governed by this chapter shall be deemed always open for the disposition of matters properly cognizable by them; however, all trials on the merits shall be conducted at trial terms regularly prescribed by local laws, as now or hereafter amended, creating the individual courts.    (Code 1981, §15-7-40, enacted by Ga. L. 1983, p. 1419, § 2.)   Cross references.   - Trial calendar, Uniform State Court Rules, Rule 8.3.   JUDICIAL DECISIONS    Mandamus to compel a judge to conduct civil trials was authorized because the judge's refusal to schedule civil cases for trial for more than two years was a gross abuse of discretion and no other specific legal remedy was available. Stubbs v. Carpenter, 271 Ga. 327, 519 S.E.2d 451 (1999).   Motion to set aside foreign judgment not filed in same term of court.    - Because a default judgment was rendered by a Missouri court on January 27, 2015, and the January term of court for the State Court of Fulton County ended when a new term of court began on the first Monday in March (March 2, 2015), and the judgment debtor did not file its motion to set aside the judgment until July 3, 2015, the motion was not filed within the same term of court as the term in which the subject judgment was rendered and could be considered only under O.C.G.A. § 9-11-60(d). Lemcon USA Corp. v. Icon Tech. Consulting, Inc., 338 Ga. App. 459, 789 S.E.2d 832 (2016).    Cited in Dixon v. State, 196 Ga. App. 15, 395 S.E.2d 577 (1990); Cross v. State, 272 Ga. 282, 528 S.E.2d 241 (2000); Levin Co. v. Walker, 289 Ga. App. 299, 656 S.E.2d 588 (2008); Valley v. S. Atl. Conf. of Seventh-day Adventist, 347 Ga. App. 131, 817 S.E.2d 704 (2018).
GA Code § 15-7-41 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 7 - State Courts of Counties|Article 3 - Practice and Procedure|§ 15-7-41. Courts of Record

 The state courts shall be courts of record and shall have a seal; and the minutes, records, and other books and files that are required by law to be kept for the superior courts shall, in the same manner, so far as the jurisdiction of state courts may render necessary, be kept in and for such courts.    (Code 1981, §15-7-41, enacted by Ga. L. 1983, p. 1419, § 2.)   Cross references.   - Record of proceedings, Uniform State Court Rules, Rule 33.11.   Minutes and final record, Uniform State Court Rules, Rule 36.6.   JUDICIAL DECISIONS    Cited in Nat'l Health Servs., Inc. v. Townsend, 130 Ga. App. 700, 204 S.E.2d 299 (1974).   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 20 Am. Jur. 2d, Courts, § 8 et seq.   C.J.S.   - 21 C.J.S., Courts, § 8.
GA Code § 15-7-42 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 7 - State Courts of Counties|Article 3 - Practice and Procedure|§ 15-7-42. Prosecution for Misdemeanors; Trials on Merits Conducted in Open Court; Proceedings Allowed in Chambers

  The prosecution of misdemeanors may proceed by accusation as provided in Code Section 17-7-71, citation or citation and arrest as provided for by law, or summons.   All trials on the merits shall be conducted in open court and, so far as convenient, in a regular courtroom.   All other proceedings, hearings, and acts not included in subsection (b) of this Code section may be done or conducted by a judge in chambers and in the absence of the clerk or other court officials. The judge of the court may hear motions and enter interlocutory orders, in all cases pending in the court over which he or she presides, in open court or in chambers.     (Code 1981, §15-7-42, enacted by Ga. L. 1983, p. 1419, § 2; Ga. L. 1984, p. 22, § 15; Ga. L. 2018, p. 550, § 2-2/SB 407.)    The 2018 amendment,  effective July 1, 2018, added subsection (a); designated the existing provisions as subsections (b) and (c); and, in subsection (c), inserted "not included in subsection (b) of this Code section" in the middle of the first sentence and inserted "or she" near the end of the last sentence.   Law reviews.   - For article on the 2018 amendment of this Code section, see 35 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 45 (2018).   JUDICIAL DECISIONS   When defendant not entitled to be present.    - Court was unaware of any authority to support a right of a defendant to be present when a judge commits the judge's decision to writing or instructs counsel to prepare an order; state court practice and procedure permits the judge to hear motions, enter interlocutory orders, and perform judicial acts and conduct proceedings, other than trials on the merits, in chambers. Pfeiffer v. State, 173 Ga. App. 374, 326 S.E.2d 562 (1985).   RESEARCH REFERENCES   C.J.S.   - 21 C.J.S., Courts, § 151 et seq.
GA Code § 15-7-44 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 7 - State Courts of Counties|Article 3 - Practice and Procedure|§ 15-7-44. Procedure in Attachment and Garnishment Cases

  Procedure in attachment cases shall be subject to Chapter 3 of Title 18.   Procedure in garnishment cases shall be subject to Chapter 4 of Title 18.     (Code 1981, §15-7-44, enacted by Ga. L. 1983, p. 1419, § 2.)
GA Code § 15-7-45 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 7 - State Courts of Counties|Article 3 - Practice and Procedure|§ 15-7-45. Jurors

 Except as otherwise provided in Part 1 of Article 5 of Chapter 12 of this title, all laws with reference to the number, composition, qualifications, impaneling, challenging, and compensation of jurors in superior courts shall apply to and be observed by state courts.    (Code 1981, §15-7-45, enacted by Ga. L. 1983, p. 1419, § 2; Ga. L. 1985, p. 1511, § 1.)   Cross references.   - Juries generally, § 15-12-1 et seq.   JUDICIAL DECISIONS    Cited in McSears v. State, 247 Ga. 48, 273 S.E.2d 847 (1981).   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 47 Am. Jur. 2d, Jury, §§ 138, 181.   C.J.S.   - 50A C.J.S., Juries, §§ 284 et seq., 287 et seq., 513 et seq.
GA Code § 15-7-46 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 7 - State Courts of Counties|Article 3 - Practice and Procedure|§ 15-7-46. No Right to Grand Jury Indictment

 The accused in criminal proceedings in a state court shall not have the right to indictment by the grand jury of the county.    (Code 1981, §15-7-46, enacted by Ga. L. 1983, p. 1419, § 2.)
GA Code § 15-7-47 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 7 - State Courts of Counties|Article 3 - Practice and Procedure|§ 15-7-47. Court Reporters; Waiver; Compensation

  Court reporting personnel shall be made available for the reporting of civil and criminal trials in state courts, subject to the laws governing same in the superior courts of this state.   Reporting of any trial may be waived by consent of the parties.   Appointment of a court reporter or reporters, as defined in Article 2 of Chapter 14 of this title,for court proceedings in each court shall be made by the judge thereof; the compensation and allowances of reporters for the courts shall be paid by the county governing authority and shall be the same as that for reporters of the superior courts of this state.     (Code 1981, §15-7-47, enacted by Ga. L. 1983, p. 1419, § 2; Ga. L. 1993, p. 1315, § 5.)   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL   Editor's notes.   - In light of the similarities of the statutory provisions, opinions under former Code 1933, § 24-2105 are included in the annotations for this Code section.    Judge of state court may appoint more than one court reporter.  1974 Op. Att'y Gen. No. U74-33 (decided under former Code 1933, § 24-2105).    Court reporter may not hold simultaneous employment  with the State Board of Workers' Compensation and a superior court or state court, but the reporter may provide court reporting services to those courts provided the reporter's role is that of an independent contractor. 1983 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 83-56 (decided under former Code 1933, § 24-2105).   Compensation for reporters of judicial circuits consisting of one county.   - Because a state court serves a single county, state court reporters are to receive the amount prescribed by former paragraph (b)(1) of this section "for reporters of judicial circuits consisting of only one county." 1981 Op. Att'y Gen. No. U81-24 (decided under former Code 1933, § 24-2105).    Compensation is to be paid from county funds.  1981 Op. Att'y Gen. No. U81-24 (decided under former Code 1933, § 24-2105).   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 5 Am. Jur. 2d, Appellate Review, § 440. 20 Am. Jur. 2d, Courts, § 1 et seq. 58 Am. Jur. 2d, New Trial, §§ 70, 75. 75 Am. Jur. 2d, Trial, § 169 et seq.   C.J.S.   - 21 C.J.S., Courts, §§ 121 et seq., 243.
GA Code § 15-7-48 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 7 - State Courts of Counties|Article 3 - Practice and Procedure|§ 15-7-48. Clerk's Bond

 Any person who serves as a clerk of any state court, as a qualification of holding his office, shall execute bond in the sum of $25,000.00 for the faithful performance of his duties as clerk, which amount may be increased by local Act. However, any clerk of a superior court who is also serving as clerk of a state court shall not be required to post a bond under this Code section; the bond given by the clerk of the superior court for the faithful performance of his duties shall also be conditioned on his faithful performance of his duties as clerk of the state court.    (Code 1981, §15-7-48, enacted by Ga. L. 1983, p. 1419, § 2.)
GA Code § 15-7-49 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 7 - State Courts of Counties|Article 3 - Practice and Procedure|§ 15-7-49. Remittance of Interest From Interest-Bearing Trust Accounts

 When funds are paid into the court registry, the clerk shall deposit such funds in interest-bearing trust accounts, and the interest from those funds shall be remitted to the Georgia Superior Court Clerks' Cooperative Authority in accordance with the provisions of subsections (c) through (i) of Code Section 15-6-76.1 for distribution to the Georgia Public Defender Council.    (Code 1981, §15-7-49, enacted by Ga. L. 1993, p. 982, § 4; Ga. L. 2003, p. 191, § 3; Ga. L. 2008, p. 846, § 6/HB 1245; Ga. L. 2015, p. 519, § 8-3/HB 328.)   Law reviews.   - For note on the 2003 amendment to this Code section, see 20 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 105 (2003).   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL   Interest remitted to Georgia Indigent Defense Council.   - When clerks of superior court, state court, and magistrate court hold funds paid in for security or judicial disposition, the funds must be placed in interest-bearing trust accounts, and the interest remitted to the Georgia Indigent Defense Council. 1997 Op. Att'y Gen. No. U97-21.
GA Code § 15-7-50 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 7 - State Courts of Counties|Article 3 - Practice and Procedure|§ 15-7-50. Authority of Clerks

 Clerks of state courts are authorized and directed to:    File and enter all civil case filing and disposition forms;   Transmit the data contained on the civil case filing and disposition forms to the Administrative Office of the Courts through electronic means provided by the Administrative Office of the Courts for such purpose which shall constitute the only transmission of such data required between the clerks of the state courts and the Administrative Office of the Courts; and   Participate in agreements, contracts, and networks necessary or convenient for the performance of the duties provided in paragraphs (1) and (2) of this Code section.     (Code 1981, §15-7-50, enacted by Ga. L. 2000, p. 850, § 9; Ga. L. 2017, p. 632, § 2-8/SB 132.)
GA Code § 15-7-60 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 7 - State Courts of Counties|Article 4 - Construction With Other Laws|§ 15-7-60. Local Laws

 This chapter is not intended to repeal any local law creating a state court; and, to the extent any such local law does not conflict with the provisions of this chapter, such local law shall remain in full force and effect.    (Code 1981, §15-7-60, enacted by Ga. L. 1983, p. 1419, § 2.)
GA Code § 15-7-61 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 7 - State Courts of Counties|Article 4 - Construction With Other Laws|§ 15-7-61. Exemption From Chapter 8

 Courts which come under this chapter shall not be subject to Chapter 8 of this title.    (Code 1981, §15-7-61, enacted by Ga. L. 1983, p. 1419, § 2.)
GA Code § 15-7-80 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 7 - State Courts of Counties|Article 5 - Municipal Court Services|§ 15-7-80. Municipal Court Services Authorized

 The governing authority of any county may contract with the governing authority of any municipality within the county for the county to furnish municipal court services to the municipality as authorized by this article; and the governing authorities of municipalities are likewise authorized to enter into such contracts with county governing authorities.    (Code 1981, §15-7-80, enacted by Ga. L. 1992, p. 1161, § 1.)
GA Code § 15-7-81 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 7 - State Courts of Counties|Article 5 - Municipal Court Services|§ 15-7-81. Contents of Contract

 Any contract entered into pursuant to this article shall provide that the county shall furnish municipal court services to the municipality through the officers, employees, and facilities of the state court of the county.Any contract so entered into shall not become effective unless it is approved by the state court judge or judges then in office; and no such contract shall extend beyond the term of the judges then in office.    (Code 1981, §15-7-81, enacted by Ga. L. 1992, p. 1161, § 1.)
GA Code § 15-7-82 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 7 - State Courts of Counties|Article 5 - Municipal Court Services|§ 15-7-82. Authority to Act as Judges, Officers, and Personnel of Municipal Court

 When a contract entered into pursuant to this article has become effective, the judges of the state court shall have full authority to act as judges of the municipal court of the municipality; and the other officers and personnel of the state court shall have full authority to act as officers and personnel of the municipal court.    (Code 1981, §15-7-82, enacted by Ga. L. 1992, p. 1161, § 1.)
GA Code § 15-7-83 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 7 - State Courts of Counties|Article 5 - Municipal Court Services|§ 15-7-83. Judges, Officers, Pleadings, Process, and Papers of Municipal Court; Separate Dockets and Records

 When acting as officers of the municipal court all judges and other officers of the state court shall be styled as judges and officers of the municipal court; and all pleadings, process, and papers of the municipal court shall be styled as such and not as pleadings, process, and papers of the state court. The dockets and other records of the municipal court shall be kept separately from those of the state court.    (Code 1981, §15-7-83, enacted by Ga. L. 1992, p. 1161, § 1.)