Constitution of the State of Georgia

Article VI. JUDICIAL BRANCH · Article VI. JUDICIAL BRANCH · Section I. JUDICIAL POWER

Art. VI, Sec. I, Para. II. Unified judicial system.

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All courts of the state shall comprise a unified judicial system.

The notes below are printed with the section but are not enacted law (O.C.G.A. § 1-1-1(c)). They are shown apart from the text.

Cross references

Uniformity of courts, Ga. Const. 1983, Art. VI, Sec. I, Para. V. Rules of court generally, §§ 15-1-5 and 15-2-18.

Law reviews

For article, ‘‘Regulation of the Legal Profession — Judicial or Legislative?,’’ see 10 Ga. St. B.J. 589 (1974). For article, ‘‘Court Reform in the Twentieth Century: A Critique of the Court Unification Controversy,’’ see 27 Emory L.J. 559 (1978).

Other notes

1976 Constitution.: Art. VI, Sec. I, Para. II.
Am. Jur. 2d.: 20 Am. Jur. 2d, Courts, §§ 8 et seq., 65 et seq.

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