Establishment

Terms of court; location; presiding judge; venue; transferring of case. Authority of court. Process for bringing a claim before court; filings. Filing fees; fees submitted to state treasury. Number of judges and divisions; operational date; qualifications for judge. Appointment of judges; initial appointment and term; service area. Judicial oath and supplemental oath. Effective date. — This chapter became effective May 7, 2019. Editor’s notes. — On July 31, 2020, the Supreme Court of Georgia passed the following order: “It is hereby ordered that the Uniform Rules for the Superior Courts shall be applicable on an interim basis in the Georgia State-wide Business Court, except that wherever the words ‘superior court’ or ‘superior courts’ appear in the Rules, the words ‘Georgia State-wide Business’ shall apply in lieu of the word ‘superior.’ Sec. 15-5A-9. Salary and compensation of judges. 15-5A-10. Authority to make rules and revisions; creation of panel for revisions; guidelines for acceptance of cases; required rules. 15-5A-11. Clerk; appointment; term; compensation. 15-5A-12. Location of offices; designation of electronic filing system. 15-5A-13. Appointment of law assistants; role. 15-5A-14. Employment and compensation of other personnel.