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title: O.C.G.A. § 15-3A-3. Powers.
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# O.C.G.A. § 15-3A-3. Powers.

A Senior Appellate Court Justice or Judge may exercise judicial power in the Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, superior court, and all other courts of this state upon the request and the consent of a majority of the judges of the requesting court.

## History

Code 1981, § 15-3A-3, enacted by Ga. L. 1987, p. 291, § 2.