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Ben Land
2025 - Present
2027
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Ben Land is a judge of the Georgia Supreme Court. He assumed office on July 24, 2025. His current term ends on January 1, 2027.
Land ran for re-election for judge of the Georgia Court of Appeals. He won in the general election on May 21, 2024.
Land first became a member of the Georgia Supreme Court through an appointment. Governor of Georgia Brian Kemp (R) first appointed Land to the court on July 17, 2025, to replace Michael P. Boggs (nonpartisan).[1] To learn more about this appointment, click here.
Gov. Brian Kemp (R) appointed Land to the Georgia Court of Appeals on February 14, 2022, to replace Andrew Pinson, who was appointed to the Georgia Supreme Court.
Biography
Ben Land earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Georgia in 1989 and a law degree from the University of Georgia Law in 1992. His career experience includes working as an attorney.[2]
Appointments
2025
Governor Brian Kemp (R) appointed Ben Land to the Georgia Supreme Court. Land replaces Chief Justice Michael P. Boggs, who retired on March 31, 2025. Boggs has stated he desires to return to private practice.[3] Land is Governor Kemp's (R) fifth nominee to the nine-member supreme court. The chief justice of the Georgia Supreme Court is selected through a chamber vote, which means that Land will join the court as an Associate Justice. The Georgia Supreme Court chose Justice Nels Peterson to succeed Boggs as chief justice, following a chamber vote in April 2025.
In Georgia, state supreme court justices are elected in nonpartisan elections. There are 13 states that use this selection method. To read more about the nonpartisan election of judges, click here.
If a vacancy appears on the court, 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]
Elections
2024
See also: Georgia intermediate appellate court elections, 2024
General election
General election for Georgia Court of Appeals
Incumbent Ben Land won election in the general election for Georgia Court of Appeals on May 21, 2024.
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| ✔ |  | Ben Land (Nonpartisan) | 100.0 | 1,044,117 |
| Total votes: 1,044,117 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Land in this election.
Campaign themes
2024
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Campaign finance summary
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State supreme court judicial selection in Georgia
- See also: Judicial selection in Georgia
The nine justices on the Georgia Supreme Court are chosen by popular vote in nonpartisan elections. They serve six-year terms, after which they must run for re-election if they wish to retain their seats.[5]
Qualifications
To serve on this court, a judge must be:
Chief justice
The chief justice is selected by peer vote and serves in that capacity for four years.[5]
Vacancies
If a vacancy appears on the court, 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][8][9] There is one current vacancy on the Georgia Supreme Court, out of the court's 9 judicial positions. The map below highlights how vacancies are filled in state supreme courts across the country.
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Supreme Court of Georgia, “Benjamin Land to Be Sworn In as Supreme Court Justice" accessed July 24, 2025
- ↑ Supreme Court of Georgia, "Justice Benjamin A. Land," accessed August 6, 2025
- ↑ Associate Press, "Georgia Supreme Court chief justice to step down at end of March," February 25, 2025
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Georgia; Judicial Nominating Commissions," archived October 2, 2014
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 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
- ↑ Governor Brian Kemp, "Executive Order," accessed March 29, 2023
- ↑ Governor Brian Kemp, "Gov. Kemp Names 35 to Judicial Nominating Commission," October 27, 2021
Federal courts:
Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Middle District of Georgia, Northern District of Georgia, Southern District of Georgia • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Middle District of Georgia, Northern District of Georgia, Southern District of Georgia
State courts:
Georgia Supreme Court • Georgia Court of Appeals • Georgia Superior Courts • Georgia State Courts • Georgia Business Court • Georgia Tax Court • Georgia Juvenile Courts • Georgia Probate Courts • Georgia Magistrate Courts • Georgia Municipal Courts
State resources:
Courts in Georgia • Georgia judicial elections • Judicial selection in Georgia
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