08 LC 21
9883/AP
House
Bill 1456 (AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE)
By:
Representatives Collins of the
27th,
Mills of the
25th,
Rogers of the
26th,
and Benton of the
31st
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend an Act creating the State Court of Hall County, approved August 14, 1891
(Ga. L. 1890-91, Vol. II, p. 939), as amended, particularly by an Act approved
June 3, 2003 (Ga. L. 2003, p. 4461), so as to provide for an additional judge
for said court after June 30, 2008; to provide for the initial appointment and
subsequent election of such additional judge; to provide for terms of office; to
provide for the qualifications and compensation of such additional judge; 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 creating the State Court of Hall County, approved August 14, 1891 (Ga. L.
1890-91, Vol. II, p. 939), as amended, particularly by an Act approved June 3,
2003 (Ga. L. 2003, p. 4461), is amended by revising Sections 2 and 2A as
follows:
"SECTION
2.
(a)
There shall be a judge of said state court, who shall be elected by the
qualified voters of Hall County and who shall, after the first term of office
hereinafter provided for, hold an office for the term of four years, and all
vacancies in the office of judge, except as hereinafter provided, shall be
filled by a special election called for that purpose, and any person so elected
shall serve for the remainder of the unexpired term.
(b)
Effective July 1, 2008, there shall be three judges of the State Court of Hall
County. The third judge added effective July 1, 2008, shall be appointed by the
Governor for an initial term of office ending on December 31, 2010, and until
his or her successor is elected and qualified. The successor to said judge
shall be elected by the qualified voters of Hall County at an election to be
held and conducted jointly with the general primary in 2010 and quadrennially
thereafter pursuant to Code Section 21-2-138 of the O.C.G.A. The judge thus
elected shall serve a four-year term and until such officer´s successor is
elected and qualified.
(c)
It shall be the duty of the Board of Commissioners of Hall County or other
proper officers of said county to make provisions annually in levying taxes for
this purpose. The qualifications of the judges of the State Court of Hall County
shall be the same as those of a judge of the superior courts, and the laws
prohibiting a superior court judge from engaging in the private practice of law
shall be applicable to the judges of the State Court of Hall
County.
SECTION
2A.
(a)
The three judges of the State Court of Hall County shall each receive an annual
salary equal to 90 percent of the gross salary as defined in subsection (b) of
this section.
(b)
For the purposes of this section, the term 'gross salary' shall mean the annual
salary received by a superior court judge from state funds only, effective
January 1, 1983, plus any increases in said annual salary for superior court
judges from state funds only, on or after January 1, 1983."
SECTION
2.
This
Act shall become effective upon its approval by the Governor or upon its
becoming law without such approval.
SECTION
3.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.