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O.C.G.A. § 15-10-22

Qualifications; restrictions on practice of law

Redline — December 1, 2018 → current.View current text →
Current — July 1, 2022
As of December 1, 2018
(1) Each magistrate shall have been a resident of the county for one year next preceding the beginning of his term of office and shall as of such date be at least 25 years of age and shall possess a high school diploma or its equivalent. However, an officer becoming a magistrate pursuant to Code Section 15-10-120 shall be eligible to the office of magistrate without the necessity of meeting these qualifications. Additional qualifications for the office of chief magistrate or magistrate or both may be imposed by local law.
(1) Each magistrate taking office on or after July 1, 2019, shall: Have been a resident of the county for two years next preceding the beginning of his or her term of office;
(2) Be at least 25 years of age;
(3) Remain a resident of such county during his or her term of office;
(4) Be a citizen of the United States;
(5) Be a registered voter; and
(6) Have obtained a state accredited high school diploma or state approved high school equivalency (HSE) diploma.
(7) Additional qualifications for the office of chief magistrate or magistrate or both may be imposed by local law.
(2) A magistrate who is an attorney may practice in other courts but may not practice in the magistrate’s own court or appear in any matter as to which that magistrate has exercised any jurisdiction.
(8) A magistrate who is an attorney may practice in other courts but may not practice in the magistrate’s own court or appear in any matter as to which that magistrate has exercised any jurisdiction.

Current official text: Official Code of Georgia Annotated (LexisNexis). Digitized from the Internet Archive scan of the OCGA. Reproduced from public-domain Georgia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.