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Marshall Berman
Marshall Berman was a 2016 candidate for the Thomas County Magistrate Court in Georgia. He was defeated by S. Andrews Seery in the general election on November 8, 2016.
Berman was also a 2013 Republican candidate in the special election for District 11 of the Georgia State Senate.[1]
Elections
2016
Incumbent S. Andrews Seery defeated Marshall Berman in the general election for the Thomas County chief magistrate judge.
| Thomas County Magistrate Court, Chief Judge General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  S. Andrews Seery Incumbent |
57.46% | 10,308 | |
| Republican | Marshall Berman | 42.54% | 7,632 | |
| Total Votes | 17,940 | |||
| Source: Thomas County election results, "2016 General Election," accessed November 9, 2016 | ||||
Marshall Berman ran unopposed in the Republican primary election for the Thomas County chief magistrate judge.
| Thomas County Magistrate Court, Chief Judge Republican Primary Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Marshall Berman (unopposed) |
100.00% | 1,044 |
| Total Votes | 1,044 | |
| 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 Magistrate Courts are either elected or appointed to terms of varying lengths.[2] The elections for this court type are contested and may be partisan or nonpartisan. To serve on this court, a judge must be a county resident for at least one year, be 25 years of age, and have a high school diploma or equivalent.[3]
2013
Berman ran in a special election for Georgia State Senate District 11. The seat was vacant following John Bulloch's (R) resignation on December 6, 2012. While he did not initially provide a reason, Bulloch had been hospitalized with meningitis the previous October. Bulloch was re-elected on November 6, 2012 unopposed. Berman lost against Brad Hughes (R), Dean Burke (R), Mike Keown (R), Eugene McNease (R) and Jeffrey G. Bivins (L) in the special election on January 8, 2013.[4][5][1][6][7]
| Georgia State Senate, District 11, Special Election, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Dean Burke |
42.6% | 5,286 | |
| Republican | Mike Keown |
37.4% | 4,636 | |
| Republican | Marshall Berman | 1.1% | 132 | |
| Republican | Brad Hughes | 7.8% | 969 | |
| Republican | Eugene McNease | 4.7% | 584 | |
| Libertarian | Jeffrey G. Bivins | 6.5% | 804 | |
| Total Votes | 12,411 | |||
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Georgia Secretary of State, "List of Candidates on the January 08, 2013 Special Election Ballot," accessed December 14, 2012
- ↑ New Georgia Encyclopedia, "Judicial Branch: Overview," June 5, 2014
- ↑ American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Georgia; Limited Jurisdiction Courts," archived October 2, 2014
- ↑ Atlanta Journal-Constitution, "Senator from southwest Georgia to step down," December 6, 2012
- ↑ Albany Herald, "Two officially qualify for special election to fill Bulloch's seat," December 10, 2012
- ↑ Moultrie Observer, "Burke, Keown in Senate runoff," January 8, 2013 (dead link)
- ↑ results.enr.clarityelections.com, "Official special election results," accessed November 15, 2013
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