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Georgia intermediate appellate court elections, 2022
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The terms of three Georgia intermediate appellate court judges expired on December 31, 2022. The three seats were up for nonpartisan election on May 24, 2022.
Judge Andrew Pinson's term on the Georgia Court of Appeals was set to expire on December 31, 2022. In February 2022, Pinson was appointed by Governor Brian Kemp (R) to replace Chief Justice David Nahmias on the Georgia Supreme Court, effective July 17, 2022, so his seat was not up for election.
Candidates and election results
Barnes' seat
General election
General election for Georgia Court of Appeals
Incumbent Anne Barnes won election in the general election for Georgia Court of Appeals on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Anne Barnes (Nonpartisan) | 100.0 | 1,626,523 |
| Total votes: 1,626,523 | |||
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McFadden's seat
General election
General election for Georgia Court of Appeals
Incumbent Chris McFadden won election in the general election for Georgia Court of Appeals on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Chris McFadden (Nonpartisan) | 100.0 | 1,620,325 |
| Total votes: 1,620,325 | |||
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Pipkin's seat
General election
Special general election for Georgia Court of Appeals
Incumbent John Pipkin III won election in the special general election for Georgia Court of Appeals on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | John Pipkin III (Nonpartisan) | 100.0 | 1,606,449 | |
| Total votes: 1,606,449 | |||
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Selection
The fifteen judges on the Georgia Court of Appeals are chosen in nonpartisan elections to serve six-year terms. If they wish to continue serving, they must run for re-election.[1]
Qualifications
To serve on this court, a judge must be:
Chief judge
Judges of the Georgia Court of Appeals serve as chief judge on generally a two-year rotating basis, based on seniority. The chief judge of the court has the authority given by statute to appoint a presiding judge for each of the five divisions of the court.[2]
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.[3] 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.[1][4][5]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Georgia," archived October 2, 2014
- ↑ Georgia Court of Appeals, "History," accessed May 18, 2014
- ↑ American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Georgia; Judicial Nominating Commissions," 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
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