Whenever one or more of the Justices of the Supreme Court are unable from providential cause to preside in any case and the parties desire a full bench, it shall be the duty of the remaining Justices to designate a judge or judges of the superior court to preside in the place of the absent Justice or Justices of the Supreme Court.
History. Ga. L. 1888, p. 40, § 1; Civil Code 1895, § 5506; Civil Code 1910, § 6109; Code 1933, § 24-4008.
Structure Georgia Code
Article 1 - General Provisions
§ 15-2-1. One Supreme Judicial District
§ 15-2-1.1. Number of Justices
§ 15-2-2. When Justice Providentially Prevented From Attending
§ 15-2-3. Oath of Justices; Compensation
§ 15-2-4. Place of Sessions; Terms of Court
§ 15-2-5. Place of Hearing Oral Argument
§ 15-2-6. Duty of Justices to Attend; Quorum; Adjournment
§ 15-2-7. Adjournment for Providential Cause
§ 15-2-8. Powers of Court Generally
§ 15-2-9. Answers to Questions Certified by Federal Courts
§ 15-2-10. Procedure for Increasing the Number of Supreme Court Justices
§ 15-2-16. Reversal and Affirmance; Minutes and Reports to Show Concurrences and Dissents
§ 15-2-17. Rules for Regulating Supreme Court’s Proceedings
§ 15-2-21. Employment and Salaries of Court Staff
§ 15-2-22. Sheriff of Supreme Court