Georgia § 15-6-9 - Authority of judges generally.

§ 15-6-9. Authority of judges generally.

The judges of the superior courts have authority: To grant for their respective circuits writs of certiorari, supersedeas, quo warranto, mandamus, habeas corpus, and bail in actions ex delicto; To entertain bills quia timet; To grant writs of injunction, prohibition, and ne exeat; To grant all other writs, original or remedial, either legal or equitable, which may be necessary to the exercise of their jurisdiction and which are not expressly prohibited; To hear and determine questions arising upon: Writs of habeas corpus or bail, when properly brought before them; All motions to grant, revive, or dissolve injunctions; and The giving of new security or the lessening of the amount of bail; To perform any and all other acts required of them at chambers; To hear and determine all motions to dismiss petitions for equitable relief, and all motions to revoke or change orders appointing receivers, after ten days' written notice has been given to the opposite party or his attorney by either party by service with a copy of such motion to dismiss or to revoke or change such order; and To administer oaths and to exercise all other powers necessarily appertaining to their jurisdiction or which may be granted them by law. (Orig. Code 1863, § 243; Code 1868, § 237; Code 1873, § 247; Code 1882, § 247; Civil Code 1895, § 4321; Penal Code 1895, § 792; Civil Code 1910, § 4850; Penal Code 1910, § 792; Code 1933, § 24-2616; Ga. L. 1982, p. 3, § 15.) Exclusive jurisdiction of superior courts over habeas corpus actions involving persons detained by virtue of sentence imposed by state court of record, § 9-14-43 . Authority of superior court judges in certain counties to appoint judges of juvenile courts, § 15-11-50 . Power of judges of superior courts to appoint court reporters, §§ 15-14-1 , 15-14-3 , 15-14-4 . Mandamus proceedings relating to election laws in superior courts, §§ 21-2-32 , 21-2-171 . Ne exeat and quia timet, §§ 23-3-20 et seq., 23-3-40 et seq. Rules for service of senior judges, Uniform Superior Court Rules, Rule 18. Cross references. - Writ of prohibition, § 9-6-40 et seq. Law reviews. - For article, "The Writ of Habeas Corpus in Georgia," see 12 Ga. St. B. J. 20 (2007).