When the services of the Attorney General are needed in any court of competent jurisdiction, the presiding judge thereof shall notify the Governor 20 days before of the time, place, and cause; and the Governor may, in his discretion, order the Attorney General to represent the state.
(Orig. Code 1863, § 344; Code 1868, § 405; Code 1873, § 370; Code 1882, § 370; Civil Code 1895, § 221; Civil Code 1910, § 255; Code 1933, § 40-1603; Ga. L. 1990, p. 8, § 45.)
RESEARCH REFERENCES
Am. Jur. 2d.
- 7 Am. Jur. 2d, Attorney General, §§ 6, 15.
C.J.S.- 7A C.J.S., Attorney General, §§ 37-39.
ALR.- Validity, under state law, of appointment of independent special prosecutor to handle political or controversial prosecutions or investigations of persons other than regular prosecutor, 84 A.L.R.3d 29.