06 LC 28
2706
House
Bill 1264
By:
Representatives Heard of the
104th,
Cox of the
102nd,
Everson of the
106th,
Marin of the
96th,
Walker of the
107th,
and others
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend an Act to continue and re-create the State Court of Gwinnett County,
approved March 23, 1977 (Ga. L. 1977, p. 3331), as amended, particularly by an
Act approved April 19, 2000 (Ga. L. 2000, p. 3598), so as to provide for an
additional judge for the State Court of Gwinnett County; to provide for matters
relative thereto; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and
for other purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
An
Act to continue and re-create the State Court of Gwinnett County, approved March
23, 1977 (Ga. L. 1977, p. 3331), as amended, particularly by an Act approved
April 19, 2000 (Ga. L. 2000, p. 3598), is amended by striking subsection (a) of
Section 13 and inserting in its place a new subsection (a) to read as
follows:
∀(a)
Until January 1, 2007, there shall be five judges of the State Court of Gwinnett
County. Effective January 1, 2007, there shall be six judges of the State Court
of Gwinnett County. The five judges of the state court in office on January 1,
2007, shall continue to serve the terms of office to which they were elected.
The sixth judge added effective January 1, 2007, shall be appointed by the
Governor for an initial term of office ending on December 31, 2008, and until
his or her successor is elected and qualified. Future successors shall be
elected at the general election conducted immediately prior to the expiration of
the term of office, and they shall take office on the first day of January
following their election and shall serve for a term of office of four years and
until their successors are duly elected and qualified. Said additional judge
shall have and may exercise all powers, duties, jurisdictions, privileges, and
immunities of the present judges of the State Court of Gwinnett County. Any of
the judges of said court may preside over any cause and perform any official act
as judge thereof. The compensation of the additional judge shall be the same as
that provided for other judges of the State Court of Gwinnett County. Upon
request of the additional judge, the governing authority of Gwinnett County is
authorized to furnish the additional judge with suitable courtroom space and
facilities, office space, office equipment, supplies, and such personnel as may
be considered necessary by the court to the proper function of the court. All
of the expenditures authorized herein are declared to be an expense of court and
payable out of the county treasury as
such.∀
SECTION
2.
This
Act shall become effective on January 1, 2007, except that the Governor is
authorized to appoint the additional judge added by Section 1 of this Act prior
to January 1, 2007, but any person so appointed shall not take office until
January 1, 2007.
SECTION
3.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.