Ga. R. Super. Ct. 16.1
An attorney of record shall be entitled to a leave of absence for 30 cumulative days or less from court appearance in pending matters, excluding those cases for which the attorney files a subsequent demand for trial pursuant to OCGA § 17-7-170 or § 17-7-171, which are neither on a published calendar for court appearance, nor noticed for a hearing during the requested time, by submitting to the clerk of the court at least 30 calendar days prior to the effective date for the proposed leave, a written notice containing:
A copy of the notice shall be sent, contemporaneously, to the judge before whom an action is pending and all opposing counsel. Unless opposing counsel files a written objection within ten days with the clerk of the court, with a copy to the court and all counsel of record, or the court responds denying the leave of absence within ten days, the leave will stand granted without entry of an order. If objection is filed, the court, upon request of any counsel, will conduct a conference with all counsel to determine whether the court will, by order, grant the requested leave of absence.
If after filing a leave of absence, an attorney of record subsequently files a statutory demand for trial pursuant to OCGA § 17-7-170 or § 17-7-171, the attorney must submit a new request for a leave of absence to the clerk of the court, giving proper notice to opposing counsel and the court so that the new issue of a demand for trial may be properly considered.
The clerk of the court shall retain leave of absence notices in a chronological file for two calendar years; thereafter, the notices may be discarded.
Ga. R. Super. Ct. 16.1