A state judicial nominating commission has submitted a list of nine candidates for an open seat on the Georgia Supreme Court. Gov. Sonny Perdue will appoint the replacement to former Chief Justice Leah Ward Sears, who stepped down on Tuesday. He is not required to pick a name from the list, but said he would meet with each of the candidates. Among the candidates are U.S. Attorney David Nahmias, Fulton County Superior Court Judge Craig Schwall and Cobb County Superior Court Judge Mary Staley. Also on the list is Gwinnett County Superior Court Judge William M. Ray II, Alcovy Circuit Superior Court Judge Samuel D. Ozburn, Henry County State Court Judge Benjamin W. Studdard, Macon attorney Stephen Louis A. Dillard and Atlanta attorneys James P. Kelly III and Rocco E. Testani.
(Associated Press)
(Associated Press)
