State Supreme Court Chief Justice announces retirement
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November 24, 2008
Georgia: Leah Ward Sears is the Chief Justice of the Georgia Supreme Court. She has served on the court since 1992 when she was first appointed by then-governor Zell Miller, a Democrat. Sears became the court's chief justice in June 2005. She has announced her plan to retire from the court in June 2009.[1]
Justice Sears has been mentioned as a possible Barack Obama nominee to the U.S. Supreme Court.[2]
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