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GARRARD v. HICKS

No. S95A1775.

465 S.E.2d 665 (1996)

266 Ga. 181

GARRARD v. HICKS.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

January 22, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Virgil L. Brown, Bentley C. Adams, III, Virgil L. Brown & Associates, Zebulon, for Garrard.

Nickolas P. Chilivis, John K. Larkins, Jr., Chilivis, Cochran, Larkins & Bever, Atlanta, for Hicks.

FLETCHER, Presiding Justice.

In this application for quo warranto under O.C.G.A. § 9-6-60 Joseph R. Garrard challenges Judge Ralph Hicks' authority to preside over Garrard's criminal trial on the ground that Judge Hicks is ineligible to hold the office of senior judge. The trial court denied the application. Because we find that O.C.G.A. § 47-9-60 permits the governor to appoint a former superior court judge who has at least 10 years of service to the office...

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