Georgia Code, Title 47, Chapter 8, Article 4 - Appointment As Senior Judge; Compensation and Duties

• § 47-8-60 - Appointment to the Office of Senior Judge; Resignation From the Office of Superior Court Judge
  The Governor shall appoint to the position of senior judge anyone eligible under this chapter who advises the Governor in writing that he desires...
• § 47-8-61 - Term of Office As Senior Judge; Power of Governor to Call Upon Senior Judges to Serve As Superior Court Judges
  All persons appointed as senior judges under this chapter shall hold such office for life. The Governor may call upon such judges to serve...
• § 47-8-62 - Salaries Paid to Senior Judges
  Except as otherwise provided, a senior judge shall receive from the state an annual salary equal to two-thirds of the salary provided by law...
• § 47-8-63 - Duties of Senior Judges Generally
  It shall be the duty of the senior judges to consult with the Justices of the Supreme Court and the Judges of the Court...
• § 47-8-64 - Service As Superior Court Judge; Compensation
  Senior judges may serve as judges of the superior courts as provided for in Chapter 1 of Title 15 or as otherwise provided by...
• § 47-8-65 - Retention of Office As a Senior Judge Despite Nonresidency; Power to Preside As a Judge During the Period of Nonresidence
  (a) Any other provision of law to the contrary notwithstanding, any person who has been appointed to the office of senior judge under this...
• § 47-8-66 - Suspension of Appointment to the Office of Senior Judge While Eligible for or Holding an Office of Profit or Trust Under the Constitution of the United States or the Constitution of Georgia
  Reserved. Repealed by Ga. L. 1994, p. 722, § 2, effective July 1, 1994.
• § 47-8-67 - Election of Survivors Benefits Coverage; Contributions Required for Such Coverage; Effect of Such Coverage on Appointment to the Office of Senior Judge; Amount of Survivors Benefits
  (a) Any superior court judge holding office on March 11, 1970, shall have the option, which must be exercised, if at all, by not...
• § 47-8-68 - Withdrawal of Payments to the Fund; Effect on Right to Participate in the Fund
  Any superior court judge may, after 30 days' written notice to the trustees of this fund, withdraw his total payments, without interest, from the...
• § 47-8-69 - Withdrawal of Payments to the Fund by Superior Court Judges Who Have Been Disqualified or Resigned From Office; Payments Upon the Death of a Superior Court Judge
  Any superior court judge who resigns or otherwise becomes disqualified to hold such office shall be entitled to withdraw the total amount, without interest,...

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