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# O.C.G.A. § 47-8-64. Service as superior court judge; compensation.

Senior judges may serve as judges of the superior courts as provided for in Chapter 1 of Title 15 or as otherwise provided by law. A senior judge serving as judge of the superior court shall be compensated as provided for in Code Section 15-1-9.2 or as otherwise provided by laws enacted after July 1, 1989; and such compensation for such service shall not affect, diminish, or otherwise impair the payment or receipt of any retirement or pension benefits of such judge.

## History

Ga. L. 1962, p. 547, §§ 1-3; Ga. L. 1970, p. 204, §§ 1-4; Ga. L. 1973, p. 911, § 4; Ga. L. 1976, p. 586, § 37; Ga. L. 1981, p. 1386, § 2; Ga. L. 1989, p. 832, § 2.

## Cross References

Judge’s exercise of judicial power in any court upon request of that court’s judges, Ga. Const. 1983, Art. VI, Sec. I, Para. III. Requesting judicial assistance from other courts generally, § 15-1-9.1.