Georgia § 15-5-5 - Duties of district administrative judge.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 15-5-5 — Duties of district administrative judge., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 15-5-5. Duties of district administrative judge.
The duties and authority of each district administrative judge shall be as follows: To request, collect, and receive information from the courts of record within his district pursuant to uniform rules promulgated by the ten administrative judges; and To authorize and assign any superior court judge within the district to sit on any type of case or to handle other administrative or judicial matters within the district; provided, however, that the assignment shall be made with the consent of the assigned judge and with the consent of the majority of the judges of the circuit to which the assignment is made and that the assignment shall be made subject to rules promulgated by the district council by a majority vote of the superior court judges within the district. (Ga. L. 1976, p. 782, § 6.)
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Section 15-5-5 ("Duties of district administrative judge.") 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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