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Clyde Reese
Clyde Reese was a judge of the Georgia Court of Appeals. He assumed office on December 1, 2016. He left office on December 17, 2022.
Reese ran for re-election for judge of the Georgia Court of Appeals. He won in the general election on May 22, 2018.
He was appointed to this court by Republican Governor Nathan Deal on October 31, 2016, to succeed retiring judge Herbert Phipps.[1]
Reese died on December 17, 2022.[2]
Career
- 2016 - 2022: Judge, Georgia Court of Appeals
- 2014-2016: Commissioner, Georgia Department of Community Health
- 2011-20136: Commissioner, Georgia Department of Human Services
- 2010: Commissioner, Georgia Department of Community Health
- 2007-2010 Executive director, Division of Health Planning, Georgia Department of Community Health
- 2003-2007 Attorney in private practice
Elections
2018
- See also: Georgia Supreme Court elections, 2018
General election
General election for Georgia Court of Appeals
Incumbent Clyde Reese won election in the general election for Georgia Court of Appeals on May 22, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Clyde Reese (Nonpartisan) | 100.0 | 879,627 | |
| Total votes: 879,627 | |||
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Selection method
- See also: Nonpartisan election of judges
There are fifteen judges on the Georgia Court of Appeals, each chosen by the people in nonpartisan elections to serve a six-year term. 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. 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.[3]
Qualifications
To serve on this court, a judge must be:
Selection of the chief judge
The chief judge is selected by peer vote and serves in that capacity for twp years.[3]
See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ Governor Nathan Deal, "Deal appoints Reese to Georgia Court of Appeals," October 31, 2016
- ↑ Yahoo! News, "Georgia appeals judge, one of first Black students to attend Pace Academy dies at 64," December 19, 2022
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Georgia," archived October 2, 2014
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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
