The Supreme Court shall have the authority by appropriate orders, upon recommendation made by the State Bar of Georgia, to adopt rules and regulations for the organization and government of the unified state bar and to define the rights, duties, and obligations of the members therein, including the payment of a reasonable license fee, and otherwise to regulate and govern the practice of law in this state, to the end that the unified state bar shall promote the best interest of the public by maintaining high standards of conduct in the legal profession and by aiding in the efficient administration of justice.
History. Ga. L. 1963, p. 70, § 2.
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For article discussing the proposed Georgia plan for specialization in the legal field, see 12 Ga. St. B.J. 171 (1976).
For comment, “The Officer Has No Robes: A Formalist Solution to the Expansion of Quasi-Judicial Immunity,” see 66 Emory L.J. 123 (2016).
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