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Judge Began active service Ended active service Term as chief justice Eugenius Aristides Nisbet: 1845: 1853: Joseph Henry Lumpkin: 1845: 1867: 1863–1867 Hiram B. Warner
Robert Benham (born September 25, 1946 [1]) is a retired American lawyer and jurist who served on the Supreme Court of Georgia for over 30 years, retiring in March 2020.He was the second African-American graduate of the University of Georgia School of Law, the first African-American to serve on the Supreme Court of Georgia, and the first African-American to serve as the court's chief justice.
He was sworn in as chief justice on September 4, 2018, by former chief justice Harris Hines. [3] On February 12, 2021, Melton announced his intent to retire effective July 1, 2021. [ 4 ] He accepted a partnership in Troutman Pepper effective July 19, 2021.
Benham, a native of Cartersville, was the first Black person to serve as a justice on the Supreme Court of Georgia after he was appointed to the court in December 1989. He served as the chief ...
The justices also elect a Presiding Justice to serve if the Chief Justice is absent or is disqualified. [4] As of 2022, the chief justice of the court is Michael P. Boggs, and the Presiding Justice is Nels S. D. Peterson. Both justices were sworn into their respective positions on July 18, 2022. [5]
John Floyd (Georgia politician), 1st Brigade of 1st Division and then 1st Division, 1806–1829, future US Representative, and father of Charles Rinaldo Floyd. [10] Ira Roe Foster, 2nd Brigade of the 7th Division, 1845–1851. [11] Thomas Glascock (I), 1st Brigade of the 2nd Division, 1792, and father of Thomas Glascock (II). [12]
For those who have served as chief justice on the Supreme Court of Georgia, USA. Pages in category "Chief justices of the Supreme Court of Georgia (U.S. state)" The following 25 pages are in this category, out of 25 total.
Division command at Vicksburg; captured, exchanged October 13, 1863. In Trans–Mississippi Department in command of John G. Walker's former division. Forney, William Henry: Brigadier general rank: February 15, 1865 nom: February 22, 1865 conf: February 23, 1865 Older brother of John H. Forney. Mexican–American War. Alabama legislator, 1859.