Judge Ineligible for Municipal Office or Appointment

1. Law
2. Georgia Code
3. Courts
4. City Courts
5. Judge Ineligible for Municipal Office or Appointment

It shall be illegal for the judge of any city court to also hold any municipal office or appointment in the city where the court is held.

(Ga. L. 1878-79, p. 137, § 1; Code 1933, § 24-2203.)

OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL

City attorney and judge of the recorder's or police court are both municipal offices or appointments and thus fall within the prohibition of O.C.G.A. § 15-8-2. 1982 Op. Att'y Gen. No. U82-25.

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