Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 15. COURTS · Chapter 11. JUVENILE CODE · Article 2. JUVENILE COURT ADMINISTRATION

15-11-51. Qualification of judges.

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(a)
No person shall be judge of the juvenile court unless, at the time of his or her appointment, he or she has attained the age of 30 years, has been a citizen of this state for three years, is a member of the State Bar of Georgia, and has practiced law for five years.#
(b)
A juvenile court judge shall be eligible for reappointment or reelection.#

The notes below are printed with the section but are not enacted law (O.C.G.A. § 1-1-1(c)). They are shown apart from the text.

Code 1981, § 15-11-51, enacted by Ga. L. 2013, p. 294, § 1-1/HB 242.

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