Georgia Supreme Court elections, 2024
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The terms of four Georgia Supreme Court justices will expire on December 31, 2024. The four seats were up for nonpartisan election on May 21, 2024. The filing deadline was March 8, 2024.
Three of the four justices on the nine-member Georgia Supreme Court are running unopposed for re-election. Incumbent Andrew Pinson and John Barrow are running for the fourth seat. Georgia held 12 consecutive uncontested races for its state supreme court between 2012 and 2018.[1] All current justices but John Ellington were initially appointed by a Republican governor.[2]
Candidates and results
John Ellington's seat
General election
General election for Georgia Supreme Court
Incumbent John Ellington won election in the general election for Georgia Supreme Court on May 21, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | John Ellington (Nonpartisan) | 100.0 | 1,059,108 |
| Total votes: 1,059,108 | |||
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Nels Peterson's seat
General election
General election for Georgia Supreme Court
Incumbent Nels Peterson won election in the general election for Georgia Supreme Court on May 21, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Nels Peterson (Nonpartisan) | 100.0 | 1,049,781 |
| Total votes: 1,049,781 | |||
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Andrew Pinson's seat
General election
General election for Georgia Supreme Court
Incumbent Andrew Pinson defeated John Barrow in the general election for Georgia Supreme Court on May 21, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Andrew Pinson (Nonpartisan) | 55.0 | 644,781 |
 | John Barrow (Nonpartisan) | 45.0 | 528,468 | |
| Total votes: 1,173,249 | |||
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Michael P. Boggs' seat
General election
General election for Georgia Supreme Court
Incumbent Michael P. Boggs won election in the general election for Georgia Supreme Court on May 21, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Michael P. Boggs (Nonpartisan) | 100.0 | 1,058,570 |
| Total votes: 1,058,570 | |||
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Voting information
- See also: Voting in Georgia
About the Georgia Supreme Court
- See also: Georgia Supreme Court
This 1983 Georgia Constitution gives the Georgia Supreme Court exclusive appellate jurisdiction over constitutional cases and election contest cases. The court also has general appellate jurisdiction over land title, will and equity cases, divorce and alimony cases, certified cases, death penalty cases, and writs of habeas corupus or certiorari. The court may also exercise jurisdiction over Georgia Court of Appeals cases found to be of great public importance.[3]
Political composition
This was the political composition of the court heading into the 2024 election.
| ■ John Ellington | Elected in 2018 | |
| ■ Verda Colvin | Appointed by Gov. Brian Kemp (R) in 2021 | |
| ■ Andrew Pinson | Appointed by Gov. Brian Kemp (R) in 2022 | |
| ■ Michael P. Boggs | Appointed by Gov. Nathan Deal (R) in 2016; elected in 2018 | |
| ■ Shawn LaGrua | Appointed by Gov. Brian Kemp (R) in 2020 | |
| ■ Nels Peterson | Appointed by Gov. Nathan Deal (R) in 2016; elected in 2018 | |
| ■ Sarah Warren | Appointed by Gov. Nathan Deal (R) in 2018; elected in 2020 | |
| ■ Charlie Bethel | Appointed by Gov. Nathan Deal (R) in 2018, elected in 2020 | |
| ■ Carla W. McMillian | Appointed by Gov. Brian Kemp (R) in 2020 |
Selection
- See also: Judicial selection in Georgia
Each of the nine justices on the Georgia Supreme Court serves terms of 6 years. In the case of a vacancy, the position is filled by assisted appointment. The governor chooses an appointee from a list of qualified candidates compiled by the judicial nominating commission. As of March 2023, the judicial nominating commission consisted of 35 members, each appointed by the governor. For each court vacancy, the commission recommends candidates, but the governor is not bound to the commission's choices and may choose to appoint a judge not found on the list.[4] If appointed, an interim judge must run in the next general election held at least six months after the appointment, and, if confirmed by voters, he or she may finish the rest of the predecessor's term.[5][6][7]
Qualifications
To serve on this court, a judge must be:
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Bolts, "Your State-by-State Guide to the 2024 Supreme Court Elections," accessed April 23, 2024
- ↑ WABE, "How Georgia Supreme Court justices get selected, decide cases and more, explained," March 27, 2024
- ↑ Georgia Supreme Court Official Site
- ↑ American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Georgia; Judicial Nominating Commissions," archived October 2, 2014
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Georgia," archived October 2, 2014
- ↑ Governor Brian Kemp, "Executive Order," accessed March 29, 2023
- ↑ Governor Brian Kemp, "Gov. Kemp Names 35 to Judicial Nominating Commission," October 27, 2021
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