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Judiciary committee advances several bills on judicial dates, surplus funds and court procedures
Summary
The committee approved multiple judiciary bills by voice vote: a judicial term‑date change for the Cordele circuit (effective 2027), a surplus‑funds disclosure measure, concurrent juvenile jurisdiction for some military installations, a uniform transcript‑ordering rule, and adding a judge to the Middle Judicial Circuit. Vote tallies were recorded by voice; specifics not provided in the transcript.
The Judiciary committee moved several relatively uncontroversial bills forward in the same hearing session.
Representative Kelly presented LC474934 to change superior‑court term dates in the Cordele judicial circuit (Ben Hill, Crisp, Dooley and Wilcox counties) to January 1 and July 1, with the sponsor stating an effective date of Jan. 1, 2027. Committee members noted the local judges requested the change and briefly discussed the need for additional public‑defender resources in affected counties.…
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