Rod Weaver

Rod Weaver

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Nonpartisan

Rod Weaver is a former candidate for the Whitfield County Magistrate Court in Georgia. Weaver was defeated in the nonpartisan general election on May 24, 2016.

Elections

2016

The following candidates ran in the primary for one of the four seats up for election on the Whitfield County chief Magistrate Court.

Whitfield County Magistrate Court, General Election (Cope seat), 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
John Lofty	22.27%	2,184
Shana Byers Vinyard	19.20%	1,883
Rod Weaver	18.59%	1,823
Allison Dixon Whittle	16.16%	1,585
Joe Yother	13.82%	1,355
Maria Salaices	9.96%	977
Total Votes		9,807
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. 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.

See also

• Courts in Georgia
• Local trial court judicial elections, 2016

External links

• Judicial Council of Georgia

Footnotes

Georgia courts

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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