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Putnam County State Court, Georgia
Court
The Putnam County State Court is a state court in Georgia.
Judges
See also
External links
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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.
- Georgia local trial court judicial elections, 2025
- Georgia local trial court judicial elections, 2024
- Georgia local trial court judicial elections, 2023
- Georgia local trial court judicial elections, 2022
- Georgia local trial court judicial elections, 2021
- Georgia local trial court judicial elections, 2020
- Georgia local trial court judicial elections, 2019
- Georgia local trial court judicial elections, 2018
- Georgia local trial court judicial elections, 2017
- Georgia local trial court judicial elections, 2016
- Georgia judicial elections, 2014
- Georgia judicial elections, 2012
- Georgia judicial elections, 2010
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]
Footnotes
- ↑ Putnam County Clerk, "State Court," accessed February 5, 2015
- ↑ New Georgia Encyclopedia, "Judicial Branch: Overview," June 5, 2014
- ↑ American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Georgia; Limited Jurisdiction Courts," archived October 2, 2014
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ O.C.G.A. § 21-2-285.1 Nonpartisan elections -- Form of ballot; runoff election; declaration of prevailing candidate as duly elected
