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====Full-Time (Salaried) Elected Judges====

====Full-Time (Salaried) Elected Judges====

Full-time Superior Court judgeships in the State of Georgia are '''salaried''' positions that are paid with State tax dollars and often times subsidized by the county in which they preside. In Cobb County for example, Superior Court judges had salaries paid for by both State and County taxpayers totaling $200,000 annually.<ref>[https://eastcobbnews.com/cobb-superior-court-judges-to-get-4-percent-county-pay-raise/#:~:text=Their%20salaries%20are%20set%20by,went%20to%20qualified%20county%20employees. Cobb Superior Court judges to get 4 percent county pay raise]</ref> For their pay, these "elected" officials work not less than a 40-hour workweek presiding over matters within their respective jurisdictions. Those judges serve four year terms and must be re-elected by a majority of the voters within their county if they wish to remain on the bench. Thus, their job depends on the voters and, in turn, campaign donations. The end result: ''Full-Time elected Superior Court judges cater to their campaign donors.'' In other words, campaign donors and political supporters get preferential treatment and favorable results in cases regardless of the actual facts. The following chart illustrates how campaign donations influence a full-time judge's decisions:

Full-time Superior Court judgeships in the State of Georgia are '''salaried''' positions that are paid with State tax dollars and often times subsidized by the county in which they preside. In Cobb County for example, Superior Court judges had salaries paid for by both State and County taxpayers totaling $200,000 annually.<ref>[https://eastcobbnews.com/cobb-superior-court-judges-to-get-4-percent-county-pay-raise/#:~:text=Their%20salaries%20are%20set%20by,went%20to%20qualified%20county%20employees. Cobb Superior Court judges to get 4 percent county pay raise]</ref> For their pay, these "elected" officials work not less than a 40-hour workweek presiding over matters within their respective jurisdictions. Those judges serve four year terms and must be re-elected by a majority of the voters within their county if they wish to remain on the bench. Thus, their job depends on the voters and, in turn, campaign donations. The end result: ''Full-Time elected Superior Court judges cater to their campaign donors.'' In other words, campaign donors and political supporters get preferential treatment and favorable results in cases regardless of the actual facts. The following chart illustrates how campaign donations influence a full-time judge's decisions: