Section 15-6-2 - [Effective 1/1/2025] Number of judgesThe number of judges for each of the superior courts for each of the judicial circuits shall be as follows:
(1) Alapaha Circuit..................................................... 2(2) Alcovy Circuit..................................................... 5(2.1) Appalachian Circuit..................................................... 3(3) Atlanta Circuit..................................................... 20(4) Atlantic Circuit..................................................... 5(5) Augusta Circuit.....................................................5(5.1) Bell-Forsyth Circuit..................................................... 3(6) Blue Ridge Circuit..................................................... 4(7) Brunswick Circuit..................................................... 5(8) Chattahoochee Circuit..................................................... 7(9) Cherokee Circuit .....................................................4(10) Clayton Circuit..................................................... 5(11) Cobb Circuit .....................................................11(11.1) Columbia Circuit..................................................... 3(12) Conasauga Circuit .....................................................4(13) Cordele Circuit .....................................................3(14) Coweta Circuit .....................................................4(14.1) DeKalb Circuit................................................ 10(15) Dougherty Circuit .....................................................4(15.1) Douglas Circuit .....................................................3(16) Dublin Circuit..................................................... 3(17) Eastern Circuit .....................................................6(17.1) Enotah Circuit..................................................... 3(18) Flint Circuit .....................................................4(19) Griffin Circuit .....................................................5(20) Gwinnett Circuit .....................................................11(21) Houston Circuit............................................... 4(22) Lookout Mountain Circuit .....................................................4(23) Macon Circuit .....................................................5(24) Middle Circuit..................................................... 2(25) Mountain Circuit..................................................... 3(26) Northeastern Circuit .....................................................5(27) Northern Circuit..................................................... 3(28) Ocmulgee Circuit .....................................................5(29) Oconee Circuit..................................................... 3(30) Ogeechee Circuit..................................................... 4(31) Pataula Circuit .....................................................2(31.1) Paulding Circuit .....................................................3(32) Piedmont Circuit .....................................................4(32.1) Rockdale Circuit .....................................................2(33) Rome Circuit .....................................................4(34) South Georgia Circuit .....................................................3(35) Southern Circuit .....................................................5(36) Southwestern Circuit .....................................................3(37) ................................. Reserved(38) Tallapoosa Circuit .....................................................2(39) Tifton Circuit................................................. 3(40) Toombs Circuit .....................................................2(40.1) Towaliga Circuit..................................................... 2(41) Waycross Circuit .....................................................4(41.1) West Georgia Circuit .....................................................4(42) Western Circuit..................................................... 4Amended by 2024 Ga. Laws 615,§ 3-2, eff. 7/1/2024.Amended by 2024 Ga. Laws 585,§ 3, eff. 1/1/2025.Amended by 2024 Ga. Laws 503,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2024.Amended by 2024 Ga. Laws 401,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2024.Amended by 2023 Ga. Laws 76,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2023.Amended by 2023 Ga. Laws 62,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2023.Amended by 2023 Ga. Laws 58,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2023.Amended by 2022 Ga. Laws 792,§ 1, eff. for the purpose of appointing the additional judge on 1/1/2023 and for all other purposes on 7/1/2022.Amended by 2022 Ga. Laws 746,§ 1, eff. for the purpose of appointing the additional judge on 5/2/2022 and for all other purposes on 7/1/2022.Amended by 2022 Ga. Laws 736,§ 1, eff. effective for the purpose of appointing the additional judge on 5/2/2022 and for all other purposes on 1/1/2023.Amended by 2021 Ga. Laws 7,§ 4-2, eff. 7/1/2021.Amended by 2020 Ga. Laws 493,§ 1-1, eff. 7/29/2020.Amended by 2019 Ga. Laws 5,§ 1, eff. 1/1/2020.Amended by 2019 Ga. Laws 153,§ 1, eff. 5/6/2019.Amended by 2017 Ga. Laws 56,§ 1, eff. 1/1/2018.Amended by 2016 Ga. Laws 349,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2016.Amended by 2015 Ga. Laws 138,§ 2-2, eff. 5/6/2015.Amended by 2014 Ga. Laws 506,§ 1-1 and § 2-1, eff. 4/15/2014.Amended by 2013 Ga. Laws 177,§ 1-1 and § 2-1, eff. 7/1/2013.Amended by 2012 Ga. Laws 597,§; 1-1, eff. 1/1/2013.Amended by 2008 Ga. Laws 542,§; 1-1, eff. 5/12/2008.Amended by 2007 Ga. Laws 362,§; 1-1, eff. 5/29/2007.Amended by 2006 Ga. Laws 925,§; 1-1, eff. 5/5/2006.Amended by 2005 Ga. Laws 321,§; 1-1, eff. 5/9/2005.Amended by 2002 Ga. Laws 461, §; 3-2, eff. 1/1/2003Amended by 2002 Ga. Laws 844, §; 1, eff. 7/1/2002.Amended by 2001 Ga. Laws 328, §; 2, eff. 5/27/2001 and §; 1, eff. 1/1/2002. See 2024 Ga. Laws 401, § 12. See 2024 Ga. Laws 401, § 11. See 2024 Ga. Laws 401, § 10. See 2024 Ga. Laws 401, § 9. See 2024 Ga. Laws 401, § 8. See 2024 Ga. Laws 401, § 7. See 2024 Ga. Laws 401, § 6. See 2024 Ga. Laws 401, § 5. See 2024 Ga. Laws 401, § 4. See 2024 Ga. Laws 401, § 3. See 2024 Ga. Laws 401, § 2. See 2023 Ga. Laws 76, § 13. See 2022 Ga. Laws 792, §§ 2 through 11. See 2022 Ga. Laws 746, § 11. See 2022 Ga. Laws 746, § 10. See 2022 Ga. Laws 746, § 9. See 2022 Ga. Laws 746, § 8. See 2022 Ga. Laws 746, § 7. See 2022 Ga. Laws 746, § 6. See 2022 Ga. Laws 746, § 5. See 2022 Ga. Laws 746, § 4. See 2022 Ga. Laws 746, § 3. See 2022 Ga. Laws 746, § 2. See 2022 Ga. Laws 736, § 11. See 2022 Ga. Laws 736, § 10. See 2022 Ga. Laws 736, § 9. See 2022 Ga. Laws 736, § 8. See 2022 Ga. Laws 736, § 7. See 2022 Ga. Laws 736, § 6. See 2022 Ga. Laws 736, § 5. See 2022 Ga. Laws 736, § 4. See 2022 Ga. Laws 736, § 3. See 2022 Ga. Laws 736, § 2. See 2019 Ga. Laws 153, § 14. See 2019 Ga. Laws 5, § 2. See 2008 Ga. Laws 542, §; 5-2. See 2002 Ga. Laws 844, §; 2. See 2002 Ga. Laws 844, §; 10.This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.