Where any person is appointed to fill a vacancy in the office of judge, district attorney, or clerk of any court in this state under a law which provides that such appointee shall fill the unexpired term, if at the end of such unexpired term the person elected to fill such office shall not be qualified to take office, or if the person elected to fill such office shall have died prior to the end of such unexpired term, or if a vacancy shall occur from any other cause, then the person appointed to fill out such unexpired term shall continue in office during the term succeeding the one in which such vacancy occurred, in the absence of any other law for filling such term.
(Ga. L. 1911, p. 169, § 1; Code 1933, § 89-503.)
RESEARCH REFERENCES
Am. Jur. 2d.
- 63C Am. Jur. 2d, Public Officers and Employees, § 121.
C.J.S.- 67 C.J.S., Officers and Public Employees, § 146.
ALR.
- Beginning or expiration of term of elective officer where no time is fixed by law, 80 A.L.R. 1290; 135 A.L.R. 1173.
Right of one holding certificate of election to take office as against incumbent whose term has expired, notwithstanding election contest, 81 A.L.R. 620.
Notice of election to fill vacancy in office at general election, 158 A.L.R. 1184.
Power to appoint public officer for term commencing at or after expiration of term of appointing officer or body, 75 A.L.R.2d 1277.