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Tuesday, June 6, 2006
Rumormongering among the robes
Nothing like three Supreme court races to keep voters at the edge of their seats
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Heath Garrett, chief of staff to U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson, gave a stem-winding, closed-door speech to the Georgia Chamber of Commerce last month. How good was it?
Certain lawyers are putting pressure on the man to run for the state Supreme Court. Don’t expect it to happen. Isakson appears on the ascendancy in Washington these days. And there’s always that rumor that Isakson has his eye on the 2010 race for governor.
That said, it’s certain that Chamber-types are scouring the fields for business-friendly candidates to challenge Supreme Court incumbents. Up for re-election are justices Carol Hunstein, George Carley, Hugh Thompson and new-comer Harold Melton.
Word is that Melton is being given a pass because of his sponsor, Gov. Sonny Perdue. The only candidate we’ve heard mentioned — by both Republicans and Democrats with ears to the ground — is Michael Wiggins, who is (or was, as of last year ) a deputy associate attorney general with the U.S. Justice Department.
