Paragraph II. Qualifications

Qualifications

(a) Appellate, superior, and state-wide business court judges shall have been admitted to practice law for seven years.

(b) State court judges shall have been admitted to practice law for seven years, provided that this requirement shall be five years in the case of state court judges elected or appointed in the year 2000 or earlier. Juvenile court judges shall have been admitted to practice law for five years.

(b.1) State-wide business court judges shall have such qualifications as provided by law.

(b.2) Georgia Tax Court judges shall have such qualifications as provided by law.

(c) Probate and magistrate judges shall have such qualifications as provided by law.

(d) All judges shall reside in the geographical area in which they are selected to serve.

(e) The General Assembly may provide by law for additional qualifications, including, but not limited to, minimum residency requirements.