Georgia § 15-1-7 - Grounds for impeachment.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 15-1-7 — Grounds for impeachment., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 15-1-7. Grounds for impeachment.
It shall be unlawful for any Justice of the Supreme Court, Judge of the Court of Appeals, or judge of the superior courts to receive for himself or any member of his family, either directly or indirectly, any favor from any railroad company or any free railroad pass or any like favor not enjoyed by the general public from any telephone, telegraph, or express company or like quasi-public corporation. Any violation of this Code section shall be a ground for impeachment. (Ga. L. 1904, p. 72, § 2; Civil Code 1910, § 324; Code 1933, § 24-103.) Cross references. - Impeachment, Ga. Const. 1983, Art. III, Sec. VII. Law reviews. - For article, "Judicial Retirement, Discipline and Removal," see 3 Ga. St. B. J. 197 (1966). For article discussing the inefficiency of mandamus and impeachment as remedies for judicial inaction, see 5 Ga. St. B. J. 467 (1969).
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Section 15-1-7 ("Grounds for impeachment.") is part of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the codified statutory law of Georgia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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