Georgia § 15-6-5 - Restrictions on practice of law.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 15-6-5 — Restrictions on practice of law., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 15-6-5. Restrictions on practice of law.
Following their election, the judges of the superior courts are prohibited from practicing law in any of the courts of this state, provided that they may practice until their qualification in any case in which they may have been actually employed before their election. They are also prohibited from practicing as attorneys, proctors, or solicitors in any district or circuit courts of the United States after their election or while in commission. (Laws 1824, Cobb's 1851 Digest, p. 90; Laws 1843, Cobb's 1851 Digest, p. 91; Code 1863, § 235; Code 1868, § 229; Code 1873, § 239; Code 1882, § 239; Civil Code 1895, § 4313; Civil Code 1910, § 4837; Code 1933, § 24-2607.) Cross references. - Regulation of practice of law generally, § 15-19-50 et seq.
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