Patty Walters Laine

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Patty Walters Laine

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Hall County Probate Court
Tenure
Present officeholder
Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 8, 2016

Patty Walters Laine is a Republican and the judge for the Hall County Probate Court in Georgia. Laine most recently won re-election in the partisan general election on November 8, 2016.

Elections

2016

General election

Incumbent Patty Walters Laine ran unopposed in the general election for the Hall County probate judge.

Hall County Probate Court, General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Patty Walters Laine Incumbent (unopposed) 100.00% 60,297
Total Votes 60,297
Source: Hall County election results, "2016 General Election," accessed November 9, 2016

Primary election

Incumbent Patty Walters Laine ran unopposed in the Republican primary election for the Hall County probate judge.

Hall County Probate Court, Republican Primary Election, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Patty Walters Laine Incumbent (unopposed) 100.00% 9,650
Total Votes 9,650
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.[1] 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.[2]

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