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title: O.C.G.A. § 15-6-34. Creation of The Council of Superior Court Judges of Georgia; composition; purpose; expenses; acceptance and publication of uniform standards; notifications.
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# O.C.G.A. § 15-6-34. Creation of The Council of Superior Court Judges of Georgia; composition; purpose; expenses; acceptance and publication of uniform standards; notifications.

(a) There is created a superior court judges’ council to be known as “The Council of Superior Court Judges of Georgia.” The council shall be composed of the judges, senior judges, and judges emeriti of the superior courts of this state. The council is authorized to organize itself and to develop a constitution and bylaws. The officers of said council shall consist of a president, a president-elect, a secretary-treasurer, and an executive committee composed of the administrative judges of the ten judicial administrative districts.

(b) It shall be the purpose of The Council of Superior Court Judges of Georgia to effectuate the constitutional and statutory responsibilities conferred upon it by law and to further the improvement of the superior courts and the administration of justice.

(c) Expenses of the administration of the council shall be paid from state funds appropriated for that purpose, from federal funds available to the council for that purpose, or from other appropriate sources.

(d) The Council of Superior Court Judges of Georgia shall accept the submission of uniform standards promulgated by the Criminal Case Data Exchange Board pursuant to paragraph (5) of subsection (h) of Code Section 15-5-24.1 and submitted by the Judicial Council of Georgia. Training on and publication of such uniform standards among the council and the superior courts of this state shall be to further improvement of the superior courts as provided in subsection (b) of this Code section.

(e) Any person elected or appointed as a superior court judge shall provide written notification to The Council of Superior Court Judges of Georgia of such within 30 days of the date of the election or appointment. Any state court judge who resigns, retires, or is removed from office shall provide written notification to The Council of Superior Court Judges of Georgia of such within 30 days of the date on which he or she resigns, retires, or is removed from office.

(f) The Council of Superior Court Judges of Georgia shall notify the Administrative Office of the Courts of any notification received pursuant to subsection (e) of this Code section within 30 days of receipt of such notification.

## History

Code 1981, § 15-6-34, enacted by Ga. L. 1985, p. 1130, § 1; Ga. L. 2023, p. 294, § 4/SB 272, effective May 1, 2023; Ga. L. 2024, p. 733, § 2/SB 508, effective July 1, 2025; Ga. L. 2024, p. 1052, § 6(6)/SB 448, effective July 1, 2024.

## Amendments

The 2023 amendment, effective May 1, 2023, added subsection (d).

The first 2024 amendment, effective July 1, 2025, added subsections (e) and (f).

The second 2024 amendment, effective July 1, 2024, part of an Act to revise, modernize, and correct the Code, substituted “subsection (b)” for “paragraph (b)” at the end of subsection (d).