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title: O.C.G.A. § 15-7-22. Compensation.
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# O.C.G.A. § 15-7-22. Compensation.

Judges of the state courts shall be compensated from county funds as provided by local law. The county governing authority is authorized to supplement the compensation thus fixed to be paid to the judges of the state court of that county.

## History

Code 1981, § 15-7-22, enacted by Ga. L. 1983, p. 1419, § 2.