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Michael P. Boggs (born December 28, 1962) is an American lawyer who has served as the chief justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia since 2022. He concurrently serves as an associate justice of the court since 2017.
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 ...
Unlike the Supreme Court, where one justice is specifically nominated to be chief, the office of chief judge rotates among the district court judges. To be chief, a judge must have been in active service on the court for at least one year, be under the age of 65, and have not previously served as chief judge.
(The Center Square) – Threats against judges and other courtroom personnel are increasing but Georgia's courts are as strong as ever, state Supreme Court Chief Justice Michael Boggs said in his ...
Prior to winning public office, she worked as an attorney and was a state representative for Georgia House District 117, according to her campaign website. She is the first person of Latin descent ...
Unlike the Supreme Court, where one justice is specifically nominated to be chief, the office of chief judge rotates among the district court judges. To be chief, a judge must have been in active service on the court for at least one year, be under the age of 65, and have not previously served as chief judge.
Gardner is the daughter of the Reverend Carolyn and the Reverend Robert Abrams, originally of Hattiesburg, Mississippi.She was one of six children. Her older sister Stacey Abrams is the former House Minority Leader in the Georgia General Assembly, and the Democratic nominee for governor in the 2018 Georgia gubernatorial election [2] [3] and 2022 Georgia gubernatorial election.
John T. Wilcher (R) — John T. Wilcher, a Republican, is running for re-election for Chatham County sheriff in Georgia. A 40-year veteran of the Chatham County Sheriff’s Office, Wilcher ...