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2024 CODE OF GEORGIA
Title 15 - COURTS (§§ 15-1-1 — 15-25-3)
Chapter 10 - MAGISTRATE COURTS (§§ 15-10-1 — 15-10-263)
Article 2 - MAGISTRATES (§§ 15-10-20 — 15-10-27)
Section 15-10-22 - Qualifications; restrictions on practice of law
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GA Code § 15-10-22 (2024)
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- (a) Each magistrate taking office on or after July 1, 2019, shall:
- (1) Have been a resident of the county for two years next preceding the beginning of his or her term of office;
- (2) Be at least 25 years of age;
- (3) Remain a resident of such county during his or her term of office;
- (4) Be a citizen of the United States;
- (5) Be a registered voter; and
- (6) Have obtained a state accredited high school diploma or state approved high school equivalency (HSE) diploma.
- (b) Additional qualifications for the office of chief magistrate or magistrate or both may be imposed by local law.
- (c) A magistrate who is an attorney may practice in other courts but may not practice in the magistrate's own court or appear in any matter as to which that magistrate has exercised any jurisdiction.
Amended by 2022 Ga. Laws 726,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2022.
Amended by 2019 Ga. Laws 227,§ 3, eff. 7/1/2019.
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