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Georgia

Justice

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Georgia

Georgia Supreme Court By The Numbers:

  • 9 total seats
  • 0 current vacancies
  • 2 prosecutors
  • 0 public defenders
  • 0 Justices have other indigent defense experience
  • 0 civil rights lawyers

How Members of the Georgia Supreme Court are Selected:

Nonpartisan Election

Justices are selected by nonpartisan election to six-year terms, and must run for re-election if they wish to retain their seats. Interim selections to fill vacancies that occur between elections are made by governor appointment. A judicial nominating commission, appointed by the governor, screens candidates and offers recommendations for possible interim vacancies, but the governor is not bound by the list they prepare.

Selection method sources:

Ballotpedia, Judicial Election Methods By State; Brennan Center for Justice, Judicial Selection: An Interactive Map; Law360, GA Gov Expands His Judicial Nominating Commission