Georgia intermediate appellate court elections, 2020

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The terms of five Georgia Court of Appeals justices expired on December 31, 2020. The five seats were up for nonpartisan election on June 9, 2020. A full term on the court is six years.

Election procedure changes in 2020

See also: Changes to election dates, procedures, and administration in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, 2020

Ballotpedia provided comprehensive coverage of how election dates and procedures changed in 2020. While the majority of changes occurred as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, some changes occurred for other reasons.

Georgia modified its absentee/mail-in voting and candidate filing procedures for the November 3, 2020, general election as follows:

• Candidate filing procedures: The petitioning deadline for minor-party and unaffiliated candidates was extended to August 14, 2020. The petition signature requirement for independent and minor-party candidates was reduced to 70 percent of their original numbers.

For a full timeline about election modifications made in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, click here.

Candidates and election results

Brown's seat

General election

General election for Georgia Court of Appeals

Incumbent E. Trenton Brown III won election in the general election for Georgia Court of Appeals on June 9, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	E. Trenton Brown III (Nonpartisan)	100.0	1,935,624

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,935,624
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Coomer's seat

General election

General election for Georgia Court of Appeals

Incumbent Christian Coomer won election in the general election for Georgia Court of Appeals on June 9, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Christian Coomer (Nonpartisan)	100.0	1,916,688

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,916,688
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Doyle's seat

General election

General election for Georgia Court of Appeals

Incumbent Sara Doyle won election in the general election for Georgia Court of Appeals on June 9, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Sara Doyle (Nonpartisan)	100.0	1,941,037

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,941,037
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Tabitha Ponder (Nonpartisan)
• Audrey Berland (Nonpartisan)
• Nicole Leet (Nonpartisan)
• Lyndsey Rudder (Nonpartisan)
• Bennett Bryan (Nonpartisan)
• Judy Aust (Nonpartisan)
• Kimberly Bourroughs Debrow (Nonpartisan)

Gobeil's seat

General election

General election for Georgia Court of Appeals

Incumbent Elizabeth Gobeil won election in the general election for Georgia Court of Appeals on June 9, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Elizabeth Gobeil (Nonpartisan)	100.0	1,917,995

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,917,995
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Markle's seat

General election

General election for Georgia Court of Appeals

Incumbent D. Todd Markle won election in the general election for Georgia Court of Appeals on June 9, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		D. Todd Markle (Nonpartisan)	100.0	1,907,855

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,907,855
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McMillian's seat

McMillian's name appeared on the ballot in 2020 but the election was canceled due to her appointment to the Georgia Supreme Court. Click here for more information.

Past elections

2018

See also: Georgia intermediate appellate court elections, 2018

General election

General election for Georgia Court of Appeals

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Yvette Miller (Nonpartisan)	100.0	895,451

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 895,451
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General election

General election for Georgia Court of Appeals

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Stephen Dillard (Nonpartisan)	100.0	881,916

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 881,916
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Ellington seat

Note: Incumbent John Ellington did not file for re-election.

General election

General election for Georgia Court of Appeals

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ken Hodges (Nonpartisan)	69.9	665,875
		Ken Shigley (Nonpartisan)	30.1	286,093

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 951,968
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General election

General election for Georgia Court of Appeals

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Brian Rickman (Nonpartisan)	100.0	879,575

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General election

General election for Georgia Court of Appeals

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Amanda Mercier (Nonpartisan)	100.0	892,718

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General election

General election for Georgia Court of Appeals

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Charlie Bethel (Nonpartisan)	100.0	886,924

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 886,924
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General election

General election for Georgia Court of Appeals

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Clyde Reese (Nonpartisan)	100.0	879,627

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2016 Georgia Court of Appeals, Anne Barnes' Seat, 2016 Candidate Vote % Votes Anne Barnes Incumbent (unopposed) 100.00% 783,227 Total Votes (159 of 159: 100%) 783,227 Source: Georgia Secretary of State Official Results Georgia Court of Appeals, Chris McFadden's Seat, 2016 Candidate Vote % Votes Chris McFadden Incumbent (unopposed) 100.00% 774,428 Total Votes (159 of 159: 100%) 774,428 Source: Georgia Secretary of State Official Results

Selection

See also: Judicial selection in Georgia

Judges of the Georgia Court of Appeals are chosen in nonpartisan elections to serve six-year terms.

Qualifications

To serve on the Georgia Court of Appeals, a judge must be:

• a resident of Georgia and
• admitted to practice law for at least seven years.

See also

Georgia	Judicial Selection	More Courts
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Footnotes

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