§ 10-352. Selection of full-time magistrates; vacancies.

(a)

On the effective date of this article, the nine persons holding office as full-time magistrates of the Magistrate Court of Fulton County shall continue to hold office for the balance of the four-year term to which they have been appointed. The chief magistrate shall appoint all other magistrates, full-time and part-time, and shall fill any vacancies in such office through appointment with the approval of a majority vote of the judges of the Superior Court of Fulton County and a majority vote of the judges of the State Court of Fulton County.

(b)

The chief magistrate shall be elected at the nonpartisan general election held immediately preceding the expiration of the term of office and conducted as provided for in O.C.G.A. § 21-2-139.

(c)

A vacancy in the office of chief magistrate shall be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term by a majority vote of the judges of the Superior Court of Fulton County and a majority vote of the judges of the State Court of Fulton County.

(1983 Ga. Laws (Act No. 431), page 4373, § 2; 1992 Ga. Laws (Act No. 867), page 5733, § 2; 16-0338, 4-20-16)