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Heather Hendricks Lanier
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Heather Hendricks Lanier is a judge of the South Georgia Circuit of the 2nd Superior Court District of Georgia. She was first elected to the seat in the nonpartisan runoff election on June 26, 2016.
Elections
2016
Georgia held elections for local judicial offices—some of which are partisan, others of which are nonpartisan—in 2016. On May 24, 2016, regions across the state held primaries for the partisan races and general elections for the nonpartisan races. Runoff races for both the partisan primaries and the nonpartisan general elections were held on July 26, 2016. The general election for partisan races took place on November 8, 2016. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was March 11, 2016.[1]
Runoff election
Heather Hendricks Lanier defeated Ryan Cleveland in the runoff election for one of 11 seats up for election on the 2nd District of the Georgia Superior Court.
| Georgia Superior Court, 2nd District South Georgia Circuit (Cato seat) Runoff Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Heather Hendricks Lanier |
62.53% | 3,906 |
| Ryan Cleveland | 37.47% | 2,341 |
| Total Votes | 6,247 | |
| Source: Georgia Election Results, "General Primary and Nonpartisan General Election Runoff July 26, 2016," August 4, 2016 | ||
General election
Ryan Cleveland and Heather Hendricks Lanier defeated Mike Bankston in the general election for one of 11 seats up for election on the 2nd District of the Georgia Superior Court.
| Georgia Superior Court, 2nd District South Georgia Circuit (Cato seat), 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Ryan Cleveland |
34.84% | 4,105 |
| Heather Hendricks Lanier |
34.54% | 4,070 |
| Mike Bankston | 30.62% | 3,608 |
| Total Votes | 11,783 | |
| Source: Georgia Election Results, "General Primary and Nonpartisan General Election May 24, 2016," June 10, 2016 | ||
Selection method
There are 202 judges on the Georgia Superior Courts, each chosen by the people in nonpartisan elections to serve a four-year term.
The process for selecting a chief judge and that chief judge's term varies by circuit.[2]
Qualifications
To serve on this court, a judge must be:
- a state resident for three years;
- a resident of the circuit he or she is representing;
- admitted to practice law for at least seven years; and
- at least 30 years old.
See also
Footnotes
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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