1st Superior Court District of Georgia

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## Contents

* 1 Jurisdiction
* 2 Selection method
* 2.1 Judicial elections in Georgia
* 2.2 Primary election
* 2.3 Runoff election
* 3 See also
* 4 External links
* 5 Footnotes

## Jurisdiction[edit]

This court holds the following jurisdiction:[1]

“  | The Superior Courts of Georgia is a court of general jurisdiction handling both civil and criminal law actions. Superior Court Judges preside over cases involving misdemeanors, contract disputes, premises liability, and various other actions. In addition, the Superior Court has exclusive equity jurisdiction over all cases of divorce, title to land, and felonies involving jury trials, including death penalty cases.[2] | ”

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## Selection method[edit]

See also: Judicial selection in the states

There are 202 judges on the Georgia Superior Courts, each chosen by the people in nonpartisan elections to serve a four-year term.

The process for selecting a chief judge and that chief judge's term varies by circuit.[3]

Qualifications
To serve on this court, a judge must be:

* a state resident for three years;
* a resident of the circuit he or she is representing;
* admitted to practice law for at least seven years; and
* at least 30 years old.

### Judicial elections in Georgia[edit]

See also: Georgia judicial elections

Georgia is one of five states that uses nonpartisan elections, partisan elections, and retention elections to determine whether judges should remain on the bench, depending on the court. To read more about how states use judicial elections to select judges across the country, click here.

### Primary election[edit]

Most court elections in Georgia are nonpartisan. Counties may choose to hold partisan elections for probate court positions. There are only judicial primaries for partisan elections.[4]

### Runoff election[edit]

If no candidate receives a majority of the votes in the election (at least 50%+1 of the vote), a runoff election will be held between the two candidates with the most votes.[5]

## See also[edit]

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## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ Georgia.gov, "Superior Courts of Georgia," accessed May 11, 2023
2. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
3. ↑ American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Georgia; Limited Jurisdiction Courts," archived October 2, 2014
4. ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Election Law In Georgia: What City And County Attorneys Need To Know" September 2008 Scroll to p. 4
5. ↑ O.C.G.A. § 21-2-285.1 Nonpartisan elections -- Form of ballot; runoff election; declaration of prevailing candidate as duly elected

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