Authorization of Judge of City Court or Like Court to Preside in Municipal Court in Cities With Population of 350,000 or More

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Any judge of any city court or like court may, when authorized to do so by the governing authorities of any city having a population of more than 350,000 according to the United States decennial census of 1950 or any future such census, preside in the municipal court, by whatever name called, of such city. When so presiding, such judge shall have full power and authority in all matters pending in the court, including the trial of all offenses against the ordinances of the city.

(Code 1933, § 24-2204, enacted by Ga. L. 1955, p. 192, § 1; Code 1981, §15-8-6, enacted by Ga. L. 1982, p. 2107, § 8.)

RESEARCH REFERENCES

ALR.

- Construction and validity of state provisions governing designation of substitute, pro tempore, or special judge, 97 A.L.R.5th 537.

CHAPTER 9 PROBATE COURTS Article 1 General Provisions.
  • 15-9-1. Election; term.
  • 15-9-1.1. Required training courses; attendance record; expenses.
  • 15-9-2. Eligibility for judgeship; restrictions on fiduciary role.
  • 15-9-2.1. Appointment, compensation, authority, qualifications, training, and other limitations of associate probate court judges.
  • 15-9-3. Restrictions on practice of law.
  • 15-9-4. (For effective date, see note.) Additional judicial eligibility requirements in certain counties.
  • 15-9-5. When judge ineligible for reelection.
  • 15-9-6. Oath of office.
  • 15-9-7. Bond.
  • 15-9-8. Qualification; bond.
  • 15-9-9. When other security ordered; failure to comply.
  • 15-9-10. Temporary filling of vacancy; order of priority; compensation.
  • 15-9-11. Special election to fill vacancy; term of individual elected.
  • 15-9-11.1. Assumption of duties by chief clerk upon vacancy in office of probate judge; filling of vacancy; compensation [Repealed].
  • 15-9-12. Disposition of unfinished proceedings of predecessor.
  • 15-9-13. Procedure when judge unable to act; compensation.
  • 15-9-14. Sheriffs to act as administrators when probate judge is superior court clerk in absence of county administrator [Repealed].
  • 15-9-15. Council of Probate Court Judges of Georgia.
  • 15-9-16. Authority of retired judge to perform marriage ceremonies.
  • 15-9-17. (For effective date, see note.) Serving a minor or incapacitated adult.
  • 15-9-18. Remittance of interest from cash bonds.
Article 2 Jurisdiction, Power, and Duties.
  • 15-9-30. Subject matter jurisdiction; powers and duties generally; copy of Official Code of Georgia Annotated furnished for each judge.
  • 15-9-30.1. Jurisdiction in cases involving removal of obstructions from roads.
  • 15-9-30.2. Approval of bonds, qualification of officers, and delivery of commissions.
  • 15-9-30.3. Jurisdiction over Game and Fish Code misdemeanor violations.
  • 15-9-30.4. Jurisdiction over violations of Code Section 12-3-10 involving parks, historic sites, and recreational areas.
  • 15-9-30.5. Jurisdiction over certain violations of "Georgia Boat Safety Act."
  • 15-9-30.6. Jurisdiction over certain drug and alcohol offenses.
  • 15-9-30.7. Jurisdiction over certain cases involving litter.
  • 15-9-30.8. Jurisdiction over certain cases involving operation of off-road vehicle.
  • 15-9-30.9. Jurisdiction over certain animal control cases.
  • 15-9-31. Authority of judge of probate court to grant administration.
  • 15-9-32. Jurisdiction over estate of nonresident with property or cause in several counties.
  • 15-9-33. Authority to administer oaths.
  • 15-9-34. Contempt powers.
  • 15-9-35. Power to cite absconding fiduciaries; publication of order; communication with appointing court in another state.
  • 15-9-36. Judges of probate courts as clerks thereof; chief clerk; powers of clerks; uncontested matters.
  • 15-9-37. Duties of clerks or probate judges acting as clerks; storage of records for retrieval from automated or computerized record-keeping method or system; installation and use of photostatic equipment or other photographic equipment for recording documents.
  • 15-9-38. Filing of wills; confidentiality of files; public docket.
  • 15-9-39. Docket of applications and cases.
  • 15-9-40. Filing and recording of proceedings.
  • 15-9-41. Minutes of proceedings.
  • 15-9-42. Docket of fiduciaries; storage of records for retrieval from automated or computerized record-keeping method or system.
  • 15-9-43. Preservation of newspapers.
  • 15-9-44. Use of photostatic and photographic equipment [Repealed].
  • 15-9-45. Filing of photostatic records [Repealed].
  • 15-9-46. Validity of photostatic records.
  • 15-9-47. (For effective date, see note.) Default judgments; governing provisions.
Article 3 Costs and Compensation.
  • 15-9-60. (For effective date, see note.) Fees.
  • 15-9-60.1. Additional marriage license fee for Children's Trust Fund.
  • 15-9-61. Payment of fees prerequisite to filing; affidavit of indigence.
  • 15-9-62. Issuance of writ of fieri facias for fees; defenses.
  • 15-9-63. (Effective until January 1, 2021. See note.) Schedule of minimum salaries.
  • 15-9-63. (Effective January 1, 2021. See notes.) Schedule of minimum salaries.
  • 15-9-63.1. (Effective until January 1, 2021. See note.) Compensation for services as magistrate or chief magistrate; longevity increases.
  • 15-9-63.1. (Effective January 1, 2021. See note.) Compensation for services as magistrate or chief magistrate; longevity increases.
  • 15-9-64. (Effective until January 1, 2021. See note.) Supplement to minimum salaries.
  • 15-9-64. (Effective January 1, 2021. See note.) Supplement to minimum salaries.
  • 15-9-64.1. Monthly contingent expense allowance schedule for the operation of the probate judge's office.
  • 15-9-65. Longevity increases.
  • 15-9-66. Effect of minimum salary provisions on judges in office on July 1, 1991; expenses not covered by salary.
  • 15-9-67. Fee systems continued until enactment of local legislation [Repealed].
  • 15-9-68. Limitation of probate judge's fees.
Article 4 Time, Place, and Procedure.
  • 15-9-80. Location of office.
  • 15-9-81. Additional offices authorized in certain counties.
  • 15-9-82. Terms of court; place for court.
  • 15-9-83. Hours for conducting business; official closings for legal holidays and inclement weather.
  • 15-9-84. Adjournments.
  • 15-9-85. Adjournment by appointed person.
  • 15-9-86. (For effective date, see note.) Verified petitions; notice and service thereof.
  • 15-9-86.1. Citations and responsive pleadings in certain types of proceedings.
  • 15-9-87. Contents of order.
  • 15-9-88. Objections or caveats to order.
  • 15-9-89. Amendment of petition and caveat.
  • 15-9-90. Forms for probate court; local alteration.
Article 5 Probate Judges Training Council.
  • 15-9-100. Creation of Probate Judges Training Council; duties of council.
  • 15-9-101. "Training council" defined; powers; bond of personnel; audits.
  • 15-9-102. Composition; terms of office; vacancies.
  • 15-9-103. "Training council" defined; meetings; officers; reimbursement of expenses.
  • 15-9-104. Eligibility of councilmember to hold office of judge of probate court.
  • 15-9-105. Redesignated.
Article 6 Jury Trials and Appeals.
  • 15-9-120. Definitions.
  • 15-9-121. Jury trials in civil cases.
  • 15-9-122. (For effective date, see note.) Applicability of laws and rules.
  • 15-9-123. (For effective date, see note.) Appeal.
  • 15-9-124. Enforcement of judgments.
  • 15-9-125. Jurors.
  • 15-9-126. (For effective date, see note.) Fees.
  • 15-9-127. (For effective date, see note.) Concurrent jurisdiction with superior courts; probate court jurisdiction.
Article 7 Probate Court Judges.
  • 15-9-140. Jurisdiction of judges.
  • 15-9-141. Retired judges; senior judge appointment; written request for assistance.
Article 8 Prosecuting Attorneys in Probate Courts in Counties in Which There is No State Court.
  • 15-9-150. Requesting district attorney to prosecute criminal cases; creation of prosecuting attorney position by ordinance or resolution; appointment of prosecuting attorney.
  • 15-9-151. Qualifications of prosecuting attorney; appointment of assistant district attorneys.
  • 15-9-152. Oath of office.
  • 15-9-153. Determining if prosecuting attorney shall be full time or part time; limitations on private practice of law.
  • 15-9-154. Disqualification of prosecuting attorney.
  • 15-9-155. Prosecuting attorney's duties; authority.
  • 15-9-156. Compensation; reimbursement of expenses.
  • 15-9-157. Additional assistant prosecuting attorneys, employees, or independent contractors; duties; compensation.
  • 15-9-158. Qualifications of assistant prosecuting attorneys; assistance by qualified law student or law school graduate.
Cross references.

- Jurisdiction, Ga. Const. 1983, Art. VI, Sec. III, Para. I.

Qualifications of judges, Ga. Const. 1983, Art. VI, Sec. VII, Para. II.

Continuation of probate courts, Ga. Const. 1983, Art. VI, Sec. X, Para. I.

Compensation, powers and duties of judges, Ga. Const. 1983, Art. IX, Sec. I, Para. III.

Transfer of cases, Uniform Transfer Rules.

ARTICLE 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS

Law reviews.

- For article, "Courts: Juvenile Justice Reform," see 30 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 63 (2013).


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