Constitution of the State of Georgia

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

Art. VI, Sec. I, Para. V. Uniformity of jurisdiction, powers, etc.

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Except as otherwise provided in this Constitution, the courts of each class shall have uniform jurisdiction, powers, rules of practice and procedure, and selection, qualifications, terms, and discipline of judges. The provisions of this Paragraph, as related to the state-wide business court, shall be effective as provided by law.

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.

History

Ga. Const. 1983, Art. 6, § 1, Para. 5; Ga. L. 2018, p. 1130, § 1/HR 993.

Editor's notes

The constitutional amendment (Ga. L. 2018, p. 1130, § 1/HR 993), which rewrote the second sentence, was ratified at the general election held on November 6, 2018.

Law reviews

For annual survey on trial practice and procedure, see 70 Mercer L. Rev. 253 (2018).

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