Georgia Code
Article 1 - General Provisions
§ 15-9-4. Additional Judicial Eligibility Requirements in Certain Counties

History. Code 1933, § 24-1711.1, enacted by Ga. L. 1953, Jan.-Feb. Sess., p. 2739, §§ 1, 2, 2A; Ga. L. 1959, p. 358, § 1; Ga. L. 1971, p. 3065, § 1; Ga. L. 1979, p. 954, § 1; Ga. L. 1986, p. 1581, § 1; Ga. L. 1987, p. 406, § 1; Ga. L. 1994, p. 1665, § 1; Ga. L. 2002, p. 811, § 1; Ga. L. 2009, p. 827, § 2/HB 495; Ga. L. 2012, p. 683, § 1/HB 534; Ga. L. 2018, p. 356, § 1-5/SB 436; Ga. L. 2020, p. 377, § 2-14/HB 865.
The 2018 amendment, effective July 1, 2018, substituted “individual” for “person” near the beginning of subsection (a).
The 2020 amendment, effective January 1, 2021, in subsection (b), substituted “individual” for “person”, substituted “years,” for “years and”, and added “, is a member in good standing with the State Bar of Georgia, and has been duly reinstated to the practice of law in the event of his or her disbarment therefrom” at the end.
Law reviews.
For article, “The Selection and Tenure of Judges,” see 2 Ga. St. B. J. 281 (1966).
For annual survey article on legal ethics, see 52 Mercer L. Rev. 323 (2000).

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