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Revision as of 15:16, 8 July 2016

Court

The Putnam County State Court is a state court in Georgia.

Ballotpedia:Trial Courts

Judges

Putnam County Courthouse

See also

External links



Elections

See also: Georgia judicial elections

Georgia is one of 43 states that hold elections for judicial positions. To learn more about judicial selection in Georgia, click here.

Selection method

See also: Nonpartisan election

Judges of the Georgia State Courts are elected to four-year terms.[2] The elections for this court are nonpartisan, contested elections. To serve on this court, a judge must be a state resident for at least three years, a county resident, admitted to practice law for at least seven years, and at least 25 years of age.[3]

Election rules

Primary election

Most court elections in Georgia are nonpartisan. Counties may choose to hold partisan elections for probate court positions. There are only judicial primaries for partisan elections.[4][5]

Runoff election

If no candidate receives a majority of the votes in the election (at least 50%+1 of the vote), a runoff election will be held between the two candidates with the most votes.[6]


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