Defendant David Eugene Cammer was convicted by a jury of armed robbery, kidnapping with bodily injury, hijacking a motor vehicle, aggravated assault, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony. He appeals following the denial of his motion and amended motion for new trial. 1. Relying on Hicks v. State , 231 Ga. App. 552, 553 1 499 SE2d 341 1998, Cammer argues that his conviction was void because the procedures outlined in OCGA § 15-1-9.1 f were not followed in appointing the pro tem probate court judge who presided over his trial. However, our Supreme Court recently overruled Hicks “to the extent it holds that an intra-county designation order must comply with OCGA § 15-1-9.1 f.” Lewis v. McDougal , ____ Ga. ____ Case No. S03A0254, decided July 10, 2003. And this court has rejected the contention also urged on appeal that failure to file the designation on the minutes of the court prior to the commencement of the proceedings voids the proceedings. Marsh v. Resolution Trust Corp. , 211 Ga. App. 216, 217-218 3 439 SE2d 75 1993. Furthermore, the record shows that Cammer did not raise any objection to the designation of the judge when the trial commenced, or in his original motion for new trial, but raised this issue for the first time in his amended motion for new trial. Our state appellate courts have made plain that “parties cannot wait until after they see the result of the hearing to challenge a presiding judge’s authority under OCGA § 15-1-9.1. Bennett v. Jones , 218 Ga. App. 714, 715 1 463 SE2d 158 1995.” Albright v. Peterson , 247 Ga. App. 203 1 539 SE2d 919 2000. Thus, failure to raise this issue prior to the commencement of the proceedings upon which the appeal is based precludes appellate review of this issue. Troncone v. Troncone , 261 Ga. 662, 663 3 409 SE2d 516 1991; Hurst v. State , 260 Ga. App. 708 2 580 SE2d 666 2003 failure to timely challenge appointment under OCGA § 15-1-9.2; Maldonado v. State , 240 Ga. App. 497 1 523 SE2d 917 1999; Kittler v. State , 234 Ga. App. 120 1 506 SE2d 231 1998.
