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Revision as of 21:52, 7 July 2016

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

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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]


Read more

  1. ↑ Putnam County Clerk, "State Court," accessed February 5, 2015
  2. ↑ New Georgia Encyclopedia, "Judicial Branch: Overview," June 5, 2014
  3. ↑ American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Georgia; Limited Jurisdiction Courts," archived October 2, 2014
  4. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named code
  5. ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Election Law In Georgia: What City And County Attorneys Need To Know" September 2008 Scroll to p. 4
  6. ↑ O.C.G.A. § 21-2-285.1 Nonpartisan elections -- Form of ballot; runoff election; declaration of prevailing candidate as duly elected
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