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O.C.G.A. § 15-8-1 City courts as courts of record
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City courts created by special Act of the General Assembly shall be courts of record. History. — Ga. L. 1924, p. 83, § 1; Code 1933, § 24-2204.
O.C.G.A. § 15-8-2 Judge ineligible for municipal office or appointment
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It shall be illegal for the judge of any city court to also hold any municipal office or appointment in the city where the court is held. History. — Ga. L. 1878-79, p. 137, § 1; Code 1933, § 24-2203.
O.C.G.A. § 15-8-3 When judges of city courts may preside in other city courts
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(a) The judges of the various city courts may preside in any of the city courts established by the General Assembly in the same manner as the superior court judges preside in the courts of one another; and any city court judge may exercise all the powers, duties, and functions de…
O.C.G.A. § 15-8-4 Transfer of criminal case to superior court upon city court judge’s disqualification
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The several judges of the city courts, on the call of any criminal case in the courts in which the presiding judge is disqualified, may pass an order transferring the case for trial to the superior court of the county in which the city court is located. When the case is so transfe…