History. Orig. Code 1863, §§ 205, 1578; Code 1868, §§ 199, 1640; Code 1873, §§ 212, 1646; Code 1882, §§ 212, 1646; Civil Code 1895, §§ 287, 5502; Ga. L. 1904, p. 72, § 1; Civil Code 1910, §§ 322, 6107; Code 1933, §§ 24-4004, 24-4005; Ga. L. 1957, p. 205, §§ 1, 3, 4; Ga. L. 1962, p. 3, §§ 1, 3; Ga. L. 1966, p. 72, § 1; Ga. L. 1970, p. 19, § 1; Ga. L. 1993, p. 1402, § 3; Ga. L. 2007, p. 424, § 1/HB 120; Ga. L. 2015, p. 919, § 1-1/HB 279; Ga. L. 2017, p. 122, § 1-1/HB 5.
Code Commission notes.
Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1993, “subsection (b)” was substituted for “subsection (a)” in subsection (c).
Law reviews.
For article discussing judicial compensation, see 14 Ga. St. B.J. 110 (1978).
For article, “Annual Survey of Georgia Law: June 1, 2015 — May 31, 2016: Special Contribution: Open Chambers Revisited: Demystifying the Inner Workings and Culture of the Georgia Court of Appeals,” see 68 Mercer L. Rev. 1 (2016).
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