(A) “Attorney” means a lawyer who has been an active status member of the State Bar of Georgia for at least ten years and is a registered voter in this state.
(B) “Citizen” means an individual who is neither an attorney nor a judge and who is a registered voter in this state.
(C) “Judge” means an elected or appointed public official who presides over a court of record.
History. Code 1981, § 15-1-21 , enacted by Ga. L. 2016, p. 806, § 1/HB 808; Ga. L. 2017, p. 157, § 2-2/HB 126.
Code Commission notes.
Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2016, Code Section 15-1-19, as enacted by Ga. L. 2016, p. 806, § 1/HB 808, was redesignated as Code Section 15-1-21.
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 2016, p. 806, § 2/HB 808, provided, in part, that this Code section “shall become effective on January 1, 2017, only if an amendment to the Constitution abolishing the existing Judicial Qualifications Commission and requiring the General Assembly to create and provide by general law for the composition and manner of appointment of a new Judicial Qualifications Commission, with such commission having the power to discipline, remove, and cause involuntary retirement of judges, and providing for exceptions to certain disclosures is ratified by the voters at the November, 2016, state-wide general election. If such an amendment is not so ratified, then this Act shall not become effective and shall stand repealed on January 1, 2017.” That amendment was ratified by the voters in the November 2016 General Election.
Ga. L. 2017, p. 157, § 1-1/HB 126, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: “Part I of this Act shall be known and may be cited as ‘The Judicial Qualifications Commission Improvement Act of 2017.’
Structure Georgia Code
Chapter 1 - General Provisions
§ 15-1-1. Where Judicial Power Vested
§ 15-1-2. No Jurisdiction by Consent; Waiver of Personal Jurisdiction
§ 15-1-3. Powers of Courts Generally
§ 15-1-4. Extent of Contempt Power
§ 15-1-5. Effect of Rules of Court
§ 15-1-6. Court’s Acts Not Invalid Without Clerk
§ 15-1-7. Grounds for Impeachment
§ 15-1-8. When Judge or Judicial Officer Disqualified
§ 15-1-9. When Judge Not Disqualified
§ 15-1-9.1. Requesting Judicial Assistance From Other Courts
§ 15-1-9.2. Senior Judge of Superior Courts
§ 15-1-9.3. Senior Judge of State Court, Probate Court, or Juvenile Court; Capital Cases
§ 15-1-10. Removal of Court Records; Storage
§ 15-1-11. Attendance of Judges and Court Personnel at Educational Programs
§ 15-1-12. Compensation of Probate Court Judges and Superior Court Clerks for Certain Services
§ 15-1-13. Prior Removal From Judicial Office as Affecting Qualification for Judicial Office
§ 15-1-14. Rules and Requirements for Foreign Language and Hearing Impaired Interpreters
§ 15-1-15. Drug Court Divisions
§ 15-1-16. Mental Health Court Divisions
§ 15-1-17. Veterans Court Divisions
§ 15-1-18. Council of Accountability Court Judges of Georgia; Creation; Membership; Funding; Support
§ 15-1-19. Creation of Operating Under the Influence Court Divisions; Organization and Functions
§ 15-1-22. Exclusive Agreement for Electronic Filing Service Prohibited