An appointee to an elective office shall serve until a successor is duly selected and qualified and until January 1 of the year following the next general election which is more than six months after such person's appointment.
Ga. Const. art. VI, § VII, ¶ IV — under Selection, Term, Compensation, And Discipline Of Judges.
Ga. Const. art. VI, § VII, ¶ IV
Period of service of appointees
An appointee to an elective office shall serve until a successor is duly selected and qualified and until January 1 of the year following the next general election which is more than six months after such person's appointment.