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Four seats on the Supreme Court of Georgia were being up for election to a six-year term on May 21. Of these four, only the seat held by Andrew Pinson was contested by former Democratic U.S. House member John Barrow. Justices Michael Boggs, John Ellington and Nels Peterson were unopposed for re-election.
Seven seats on the Georgia Court of Appeals were being up for election on May 21, of these seven, only the seat held by justice M. Yvette Miller, (who decided not to run for re-election)[1] was contested between Jeff Davis and Tabitha Ponder.[2] Justices Stephen Dillard, Ken Hodges, Benjamin Land, Amanda Mercier, Brian Rickman, and Jeffrey Watkins were unopposed for re-election.
Since 1896, justices on the Supreme Court and judges on the Court of Appeals have been directly elected in statewide elections. Judicial elections were made non-partisan in 1983. Elections for nonpartisan state judgeships have been held on the date of the legislative primary since 2012, and were previously held on the general election ballot in November during even-numbered years.
- ^ Madison Arnold (March 5, 2024). "First Black Woman On Ga. State Appeals Bench To Retire". Law360 Pulse. Retrieved 2024-05-22.
- ^ "Jeff Davis vs Tabitha Ponder for GA Appeals Court | Athens Politics Nerd". athenspoliticsnerd.com. 2024-03-25. Retrieved 2024-05-22.