Municipal Court of Omega, Georgia
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Jurisdiction
This court serves incorporated municipalities and tries ordinance violations, issues criminal warrants, conducts preliminary hearings, and hears misdemeanor shoplifting and possession of marijuana cases.[1][2] Courts can hold city-wide or county-wide jurisdiction.
Selection method
Judges of the Georgia Municipal Courts are typically appointed by the governing body of the municipality, in a few cases they may be elected.[3]
Qualifications
To serve on this court, "State law requires that municipal court judges be attorneys and active members in good standing with the State Bar of Georgia, although non-lawyer judges that were serving as of June 30, 2011, may continue to do so as long as they continue to obtain mandatory annual training (O.C.G.A. § 36-32-1.1)."[3]
See also
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Footnotes
Federal courts:
Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Middle District of Georgia, Northern District of Georgia, Southern District of Georgia • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Middle District of Georgia, Northern District of Georgia, Southern District of Georgia
State courts:
Georgia Supreme Court • Georgia Court of Appeals • Georgia Superior Courts • Georgia State Courts • Georgia Business Court • Georgia Tax Court • Georgia Juvenile Courts • Georgia Probate Courts • Georgia Magistrate Courts • Georgia Municipal Courts
State resources:
Courts in Georgia • Georgia judicial elections • Judicial selection in Georgia
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