Gail Drake

Gail Drake

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Nonpartisan

Gail Drake is a former candidate for the Lee County Probate Court in Georgia. Drake was defeated in the nonpartisan general election on May 24, 2016.

Elections

2016

Melanie Gahring and Miles O'Quinn defeated Gail Drake and Jeffery Kirt in the general election for the Lee County probate judge.

Lee County Probate Court, General Election, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Melanie Gahring	28.72%	1,283
Miles O'Quinn	27.22%	1,216
Gail Drake	25.76%	1,151
Jeffery Kirt	18.31%	818
Total Votes		4,468
Source: Georgia Election Results, "General Primary and Nonpartisan General Election May 24, 2016," June 10, 2016

Selection method

See also: Partisan elections

Judges of the Georgia Probate Courts are each elected to four-year terms. The elections for this court type are contested and may be partisan or nonpartisan. To serve on this court, a judge must be a United States citizen, county resident for at least two years, at least 25 years old, a registered voter, have a high school diploma or equivalent and completion of an initial training course. In counties with populations above 96,000, judges are required to have at least seven years of experience practicing law and be 30 years of age.

See also

• Courts in Georgia
• Local trial court judicial elections, 2016

External links

• Judicial Council of Georgia

Footnotes

Georgia courts

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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