Georgia § 15-9-5 - When judge ineligible for reelection.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 15-9-5 — When judge ineligible for reelection., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 15-9-5. When judge ineligible for reelection.
If any judge of the probate court fails to account faithfully as executor, administrator, or guardian after becoming judge, for all trusts he or she held at the time of his or her election, such judge shall be ineligible for reelection. (Ga. L. 1851-52, p. 91, § 4; Code 1863, § 311; Code 1868, § 371; Code 1873, § 336; Code 1882, § 336; Civil Code 1895, § 4237; Civil Code 1910, § 4795; Code 1933, § 24-1712; Ga. L. 2018, p. 356, § 1-6/SB 436.) The 2018 amendment, effective July 1, 2018, in this Code section, inserted "or she" and "or her" in the middle, and substituted "such judge shall be" for "he is" near the end.
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Section 15-9-5 ("When judge ineligible for reelection.") 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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