Georgia House Bill 77 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 4)
Status: Introduced on January 15 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2009-01-16 - House Second Readers
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 15-6-2 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the number of superior court judges for each judicial circuit, so as to create a new superior court judgeship for the Piedmont Judicial Circuit; to provide for the initial appointment, election, and term of office of such judge; to provide for the qualifications and for the compensation, salary, and expense allowance of such judge to be paid by the State of Georgia and the counties comprising the judicial circuit; to provide for jurors; to authorize the judges of said circuit to divide and allocate the work and duties thereto and provide for the duties of the chief judge and presiding judges; to provide for powers, duties, and responsibilities of judges of said circuit; to provide effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Piedmont Judicial Circuit; create new superior court judgeship

Rep. Tommy Benton [R]

Rep. Terry England [R]

Rep. Michael Harden [R]

Rep. Tom McCall [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-01-16		House Second Readers
2009-01-15		House First Readers

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/26059
Text	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2009_10/versions/hb77_LC_25_5349_a_2.htm