All persons appointed as senior judges under this chapter shall hold such office for life. The Governor may call upon such judges to serve as judges of the superior courts when the regular judge for some reason is unable to serve. Such judges are also authorized to serve in the superior courts as may be otherwise provided by law.
(Ga. L. 1945, p. 363, § 5; Ga. L. 1951, p. 493, § 1; Ga. L. 1958, p. 318, § 1; Ga. L. 1973, p. 911, § 1; Ga. L. 1994, p. 722, § 1.)
OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
Restrictions applied to retired superior court judges.
- It is reasonable to assume that restrictions similar to those applied to retired superior court judges would also be applicable to retired probate judges. 1981 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 81-79.
RESEARCH REFERENCES
Am. Jur. 2d.
- 46 Am. Jur. 2d, Judges, §§ 9 et seq., 19, 47 et seq.
C.J.S.- 48A C.J.S., Judges, § 22 et seq.
ALR.
- What amounts to practice of law within contemplation of constitutional or statutory provision which makes such practice a condition of eligibility to a judicial office or forbids it by one holding a judicial position, 106 A.L.R. 508.
Propriety and permissibility of judge engaging in practice of law, 89 A.L.R.2d 886.