{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-15-9-1","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 15-9-1","heading":"Election; term.","body":"The judges of the probate courts are elected by the people of their respective counties at the time and in the manner prescribed by law. They shall hold their offices for four years and until their successors are elected and qualified, unless sooner removed. Their terms shall begin on January 1 and expire on January 1 four years next thereafter.","path":["TITLE 15 Courts","CHAPTER 9 Probate Courts","Article 1 General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.15.odt","current_through":"Release 86 (2022-11)","vintage":"Public.Resource.Org bulk O.C.G.A., Release 86 (2022-11), retrieved 2026-09-17","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T19:34:57Z","sha256":"8b0b86234a2b2294d5187a3e5c5eef3ac99e2468a8161754e0eb476eeda2cb82","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-15-8-6","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-15-9-1.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}