Georgia Code
Article 1 - General Provisions
§ 36-32-2. Appointment of Judges

History. Code 1933, § 69-704.1, enacted by Ga. L. 1973, p. 489, § 1; Ga. L. 1987, p. 3, § 36; Ga. L. 1995, p. 712, § 1; Ga. L. 2016, p. 367, § 1/HB 691; Ga. L. 2022, p. 822, § 1/HB 1275.
The 2022 amendment, effective July 1, 2022, redesignated the existing provisions of subsection (a) as paragraph (a)(1), rewrote the third sentence in paragraph (a)(1), which read: “Any individual appointed as a judge under this Code section shall serve for a minimum term of one year and until a successor is appointed or if the judge is removed from office as provided in Code Section 36-32-2.1.”, deleted the former last sentence, which read: “Any individual appointed as a judge under this Code section shall possess such qualifications as set forth in Code Section 36-32-1.1 and shall receive such compensation as shall be fixed by the governing authority of the municipal corporation.”, and added paragraph (a)(2).
Code Commission notes.
Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2016, “Code Section 36-32-2.1” was substituted for “Code Section 36-32-2.2” in subsection (a).

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