Before entering on the duties of his or her office, the judge of the Georgia State-wide Business Court shall take the oath required of all civil officers in addition to the following oath:
“I swear that I will administer justice without respect to person and do equal rights to the poor and the rich and that I will faithfully and impartially discharge and perform all the duties incumbent on me as judge of the Georgia State-wide Business Court, according to the best of my ability and understanding, and agreeably to the laws and Constitution of this state and the Constitution of the United States. So help me God.”
History. Code 1981, § 15-5A-8 , enacted by Ga. L. 2019, p. 845, § 1-1/HB 239.
Structure Georgia Code
Chapter 5A - State-Wide Business Court
§ 15-5A-2. Terms of Court; Location; Presiding Judge; Venue; Transferring of Case
§ 15-5A-4. Process for Bringing a Claim Before Court; Filings
§ 15-5A-5. Filing Fees; Fees Submitted to State Treasury
§ 15-5A-6. Number of Judges and Divisions; Operational Date; Qualifications for Judge
§ 15-5A-7. Appointment of Judges; Initial Appointment and Term; Service Area
§ 15-5A-8. Judicial Oath and Supplemental Oath
§ 15-5A-9. Salary and Compensation of Judges
§ 15-5A-11. Clerk; Appointment; Term; Compensation
§ 15-5A-12. Location of Offices; Designation of Electronic Filing System
§ 15-5A-13. Appointment of Law Assistants; Role
§ 15-5A-14. Employment and Compensation of Other Personnel
§ 15-5A-15. Purchasing of Supplies
§ 15-5A-16. Assignment for Budgetary and Administrative Purposes