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title: O.C.G.A. § 15-5-20. Judicial Council of Georgia; powers and duties; membership.
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# O.C.G.A. § 15-5-20. Judicial Council of Georgia; powers and duties; membership.

(a) The Supreme Court shall create a Judicial Council of Georgia, which council shall have such powers, duties, and responsibilities as may be provided by law or as may be provided by rule of the Supreme Court.

(b) Members of the council and their terms shall be as provided by the Supreme Court. The members of the council shall receive no compensation for their services but shall be reimbursed for their actual expenses incurred in the performance of their duties as members of the council.

## History

Ga. L. 1945, p. 155, §§ 1-3; Ga. L. 1973, p. 288, §§ 1, 2; Ga. L. 1983, p. 956, § 6; Ga. L. 1984, p. 22, § 15.

## Cross References

Powers and duties of Judicial Council regarding regulation of practice of court reporting, § 15-14-20 et seq.