--- title: HB 768. Gwinnett County; State Court; supplement for chief judge; provide collection: bills id: 2025-2026/hb768 cite_as: HB 768, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hb768 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hb768.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hb768/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/71348 date: 2025-05-13 status: passed corpus_version: bills-2026-08-28 license: Public record of the Georgia General Assembly, via LegiScan; see about.md publisher: Georgia Commons, an independent project of Georgia Civic Data. Not the State of Georgia. 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Gwinnett County; State Court; supplement for chief judge; provide ## Text 25 LC 47 3587/AP House Bill 768 (AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE) By: Representatives Reeves of the 99th, Efstration of the 104th, Hong of the 103rd, Clark of the 108th, Okoye of the 102nd, and others A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend an Act to continue and re-create the State Court of Gw innett County, approved1 March 23, 1977 (Ga. L. 1977, p. 3331), as amended, so as to as to provide a supplement for2 the chief judge of said court; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for3 other purposes.4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:5 SECTION 1.6 An Act to continue and re-create the State Court of Gwinnett County, approved March 23,7 1977 (Ga. L. 1977, p. 3331), as amended, is amended by adding a new subsection to8 Section 13 to read as follows:9 "(c.1) The governing authority of Gwinnett County shall provide from county funds10 supplements to the compensation otherwise provided for in this Act for the chief judge of11 said court in the amount of $10,000.00 per year, to be paid in 12 equal monthly payments. 12 The supplement provided by this section shall be in addition to any other compensation or13 supplements provided to each judge of the court."14 H. B. 768 - 1 - 25 LC 47 3587/AP SECTION 2.15 This Act shall become effective on June 1, 2025.16 SECTION 3.17 All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.18 H. B. 768 - 2 - ## Summaries written by Georgia Commons The following was written by claude-sonnet-5 from the text above and is not part of the bill. Quote the text, not the summary. House Bill 768 would give the chief judge of Gwinnett County's State Court an extra $10,000 a year, paid by Gwinnett County, on top of existing judicial pay. ### Plain-language summary Georgia law that created and governs the State Court of Gwinnett County already sets compensation for the court's judges. This bill adds a new provision to that 1977 law specifically for the chief judge of the court. Under the bill, Gwinnett County's governing authority (the Board of Commissioners) must pay the chief judge an additional $10,000 per year from county funds, split into 12 equal monthly payments. This supplement comes on top of any salary or other supplements the chief judge already receives. The change would take effect June 1, 2025, and the bill repeals any conflicting laws. ### What it does - Adds a new subsection to the 1977 Act governing the State Court of Gwinnett County to create a pay supplement for the court's chief judge. - Requires Gwinnett County's governing authority to pay the chief judge $10,000 per year from county funds, in 12 equal monthly installments. - Specifies the supplement is added on top of any other compensation or supplements the chief judge already receives. - Sets an effective date of June 1, 2025, and repeals any conflicting laws. ### Who it affects The chief judge of the State Court of Gwinnett County, who receives the new pay supplement, and the Gwinnett County governing authority (Board of Commissioners), which must fund the payment from county money. ### Why it matters The change means Gwinnett County taxpayers will fund an additional $10,000 annual payment specifically for the chief judge's position, separate from the compensation given to other judges on the same court, starting June 1, 2025. ### Key provisions - Section 1 amends Section 13 of the 1977 Act creating the State Court of Gwinnett County by adding subsection (c.1), which creates the chief judge's supplement. - The supplement is set at $10,000.00 per year, paid in 12 equal monthly payments from Gwinnett County funds. - The supplement is explicitly additional to any other compensation or supplements already provided to judges under the Act. - Section 2 sets the effective date as June 1, 2025. - Section 3 repeals all laws and parts of laws in conflict with the Act. ## Status - Status: Passed (2025-05-13) - Last action: Effective Date 2025-06-01 (2025-05-13) - Sponsors: Matt Reeves, Chuck Efstration, Soo Hong, Jasmine Clark, Gabe Okoye, Karen Bennett - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/71348 > The history, votes, and amendments (898 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hb768.md?full=1