Magistrates shall be subject to discipline, removal, and involuntary retirement by the Judicial Qualifications Commission in accordance with Article VI, Section VII, Paragraph VII of the Constitution.
(Code 1981, §15-10-24, enacted by Ga. L. 1983, p. 884, § 2-1; Ga. L. 1990, p. 336, § 1.)
Cross references.- Rules of the Judicial Qualifications Commission.
JUDICIAL DECISIONS
Failure to complete training.
- Pursuant to subsection (c) of O.C.G.A. § 15-10-25, the Judicial Qualifications Commission's recommendation that a magistrate be removed from office for failure to complete satisfactorily the required training for the year was approved. In re Harper, 262 Ga. 335, 419 S.E.2d 21 (1992).