An estimated 375 of about 1,060 judges who sit on the bench in Georgia’s probate, magistrate and municipal courts are not lawyers, according to statistics provided to the Daily Report this week by Richard Reaves, executive director of the state Institute of Continuing Judicial Education.
They have the authority to adjudicate traffic violations, DUIs and many misdemeanor crimes, among other functions. They can appoint guardians, commit people involuntarily to mental institutions, levy fines and render sentences ranging from probation to jail time.
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