--- title: HB 770. Gwinnett Judicial Circuit; additional supplement for chief judge; provide collection: bills id: 2025-2026/hb770 cite_as: HB 770, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hb770 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hb770.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hb770/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/71350 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 Judicial Circuit; additional supplement for chief judge; provide ## Text 25 LC 47 3528/AP House Bill 770 (AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE) By: Representatives Reeves of the 99th, Efstration of the 104th, Hong of the 103rd, Clark of the 108th, Beckles of the 96th, and others A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend an Act creating the Gwinnett Judicial Circuit and providing for its powers, duties,1 jurisdiction, and officers, approved February 12, 1960 (Ga. L. 1960, p. 110), as amended, so2 as to provide an additional supplement for the chief judge of s aid circuit; to provide for3 related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal confli cting laws; and for other4 purposes.5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:6 SECTION 1.7 An Act creating the Gwinnett Judicial Circuit and providing for its powers, duties,8 jurisdiction, and officers, approved February 12, 1960 (Ga. L. 1960, p. 110), as amended, is9 amended by adding a new section to read as follows:10 "SECTION 2A.1.11 The governing authority of Gwinnett County shall provide from county funds supplements12 to the compensation received from state funds for the chief judge of the superior court in13 the amount of $10,000.00 per year, to be paid in 12 equal month l y p a y m e n t s . T h e14 H. B. 770 - 1 - 25 LC 47 3528/AP supplement provided by this section shall be in addition to any other county supplements15 provided to each judge of the superior court."16 SECTION 2.17 This Act shall become effective on June 1, 2025.18 SECTION 3.19 All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.20 H. B. 770 - 2 - ## Summaries written by Georgia Commons The following was written by claude-sonnet-5 from the text above and is not part of the bill.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 770 would give the chief judge of the Gwinnett Judicial Circuit superior court an extra $10,000 a year from Gwinnett County funds, on top of existing state and county pay. ### Plain-language summary This bill amends the 1960 Act that created the Gwinnett Judicial Circuit, which covers the superior court serving Gwinnett County. Currently, judges in the circuit receive state pay plus county supplements. This bill adds a new provision specifically for the chief judge of the superior court. Under the bill, Gwinnett County's governing authority (the county commission) must pay the chief judge an extra $10,000 per year, split into 12 equal monthly payments, funded from county money. This is on top of whatever other county supplements are already paid to judges in the circuit. The change would take effect June 1, 2025, and the bill repeals any conflicting laws. ### What it does - Adds a new section to the 1960 Act governing the Gwinnett Judicial Circuit that creates an extra pay supplement for the chief judge of the superior court. - Requires Gwinnett County's governing authority to pay the chief judge $10,000 per year from county funds, in 12 equal monthly installments. - Specifies that this new supplement is on top of, not instead of, any other county supplements already given to superior court judges. - Sets the effective date of the new supplement as June 1, 2025. - Repeals any existing laws that conflict with this new requirement. ### Who it affects The chief judge of the Gwinnett Judicial Circuit superior court, who receives the added pay, and Gwinnett County's governing authority, which must budget and pay the new $10,000 annual supplement from county funds. ### Why it matters The chief judge overseeing Gwinnett County's superior court would receive higher total compensation than other judges in the circuit, funded directly by county taxpayers, starting June 1, 2025, adding a modest but permanent new obligation to the county budget. ### Key provisions - Section 1 adds new Section 2A.1 to the 1960 Gwinnett Judicial Circuit Act, requiring Gwinnett County to supplement the chief judge's state-paid compensation by $10,000 annually. - The $10,000 supplement must be paid in 12 equal monthly payments and is added to any existing county supplements for superior court judges. - Section 2 sets the effective date as June 1, 2025. - Section 3 repeals any conflicting laws. ## 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, Arlene Beckles, Segun Adeyina - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/71350 > The history, votes, and amendments (898 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hb770.md?full=1