Nine candidates to fill GA Supreme Court vacancy
The nine candidates to replace Leah Ward Sears on the Georgia Supreme Court have been released. There are a couple recognizable names, but word is William Ray is the favorite.
Here are the candidates:
- Stephen Louis A. Dillard (39, lawyer)
- Jim Kelly (53, lawyer)
- David Nahmias (44, United States Attorney for North Georgia)
- Samuel Ozburn (57, Alcovy Circuit Superior Court Judge)
- William Ray (46, Gwinnett County Superior Court Judge)
- Craig Schwall (45, Fulton County Superior Court Judge)
- Mary Staley (56, Cobb County Superior Court Judge)
- Ben Studdard (47, Henry County State Court Chief Judge)
- Rocco Testani (42, lawyer)
Gov. Sonny Perdue will make a selection from this list and the nominee will take their place on the Georgia Supreme Court.
In case you haven’t heard, Carol Hunstein was sworn in yesterday as the new Chief Justice to the state’s highest court.
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