Georgia Code
Chapter 3 - Court of Appeals
§ 15-3-4. Election and Term of Office of Judges of Court of Appeals

The terms of the Judges shall begin on January 1 following their election and, except as provided above, shall continue for six years and until their successors are qualified. They shall be commissioned accordingly by the Governor.
History. Ga. L. 1916, p. 56, § 2; Code 1933, § 24-3502; Ga. L. 1960, p. 158, § 2; Ga. L. 1961, p. 140, § 2; Ga. L. 1985, p. 149, § 15; Ga. L. 1996, p. 405, § 2; Ga. L. 1999, p. 10, § 2; Ga. L. 2014, p. 866, § 15/SB 340; Ga. L. 2015, p. 919, § 1-2A/HB 279.
Cross references.
Election and term of office generally, Ga. Const. 1983, Art. VI, Sec. VII, Para. I and § 21-2-9 .
Code Commission notes.
Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1999, “Judges” was substituted for “judges” in paragraph (2) (now paragraph (a)(2)).
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 1999, p. 10, § 3, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: “The initial judges to serve in the two judgeships created by this Act shall be appointed by the Governor for terms to expire at the end of 2000.”
Law reviews.
For article, “The Selection and Tenure of Judges,” see 2 Ga. St. B. J. 281 (1966).
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).

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