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

A constitution provision shown as in force is in force as printed in the volume. A court decision can make a printed provision unenforceable without changing the volume, and the volume does not record that.

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.

## 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).