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U.S. State Codes
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Georgia
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Title 15 - Courts
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Chapter 6 - Superior Courts
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Article 1 - General Provisions
Article 1 - General Provisions
§ 15-6-1. Composition of judicial circuits
§ 15-6-2. Number of judges
§ 15-6-3. (For effective date, see note.) Terms of court
§ 15-6-4. Qualifications of judges
§ 15-6-4.1. Election of judges
§ 15-6-5. Restrictions on practice of law
§ 15-6-6. Oath of judges
§ 15-6-7. Effect of attachment of county to different judicial circuit
§ 15-6-8. Jurisdiction and powers of superior courts
§ 15-6-9. Authority of judges generally
§ 15-6-10. Discharge of duties
§ 15-6-11. Electronic filings of pleadings and documents; electronic payments and remittances; access; public disclosure
§ 15-6-11.1. Superior court judges performing ordered military duty
§ 15-6-12. Judges' jurisdiction coextensive with limits of state; authority when serving in other circuits
§ 15-6-13. Disqualified judge to procure replacement; failure as ground of impeachment
§ 15-6-14. Selection of replacement judge when disqualified judge fails to act
§ 15-6-15. Assignment by Governor of alternate for disabled judge; duty of judge assigned
§ 15-6-16. No authority when absent from state
§ 15-6-17. Time and place of holding court generally; habeas corpus and other nonjury proceedings; satellite courthouses
§ 15-6-18. Alternative locations
§ 15-6-19. Length of terms of courts
§ 15-6-20. Special terms
§ 15-6-21. Time for deciding motions; filing and notification; noncompliance as ground for impeachment
§ 15-6-22. Adjournments
§ 15-6-23. Signing documents in any county in circuit
§ 15-6-24. Payment of court's contingent expenses
§ 15-6-25. Employment of secretary authorized
§ 15-6-26. Supplementation of secretary's salary by county
§ 15-6-27. Procedure for hiring personnel employed by superior court judges; local supplements
§ 15-6-28. Law assistants and court administrators for judicial circuits; circuits having institutions for carrying out death sentences
§ 15-6-28.1. Employment of law clerks by chief judges of circuits having institutions for carrying out death sentences
§ 15-6-29. Salary of judges
§ 15-6-29.1. Accountability court supplement; limitation
§ 15-6-30. Travel expenses
§ 15-6-31. Transfer of administrative functions
§ 15-6-32. Expenses for attendance at educational programs
§ 15-6-33. Convention for recommending rules
§ 15-6-34. Creation of The Council of Superior Court Judges of Georgia; composition
§ 15-6-35. Selection of bailiffs by sheriff; appointment of additional bailiffs
§ 15-6-36. Notice of student's felony conviction to school superintendent