2022 Georgia Code
Title 15 - Courts
Chapter 9 - Probate Courts
Article 1 - General Provisions
§ 15-9-1. Election; Term
The judges of the probate courts are elected by the people of their respective counties at the time and in the manner prescribed by law. They shall hold their offices for four years and until their successors are elected and qualified, unless sooner removed. Their terms shall begin on January 1 and expire on January 1 four years next thereafter.
History. Orig. Code 1863, § 295; Code 1868, § 355; Ga. L. 1872, p. 81, § 7; Code 1873, § 319; Code 1882, § 319; Civil Code 1895, § 4219; Civil Code 1910, § 4777; Code 1933, § 24-1702.
Cross references.
Election and term of office, Ga. Const. 1983, Art. VI, Sec. VII, Para. I.
Law reviews.
For article, “The Selection and Tenure of Judges,” see 2 Ga. St. B. J. 281 (1966).
For article, “Timber! — Falling Tree Liability in Georgia,” see 10 Ga. St. B. J. 10 (2004).
