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DEL.ICIO.USPoll: Hunstein “well-qualified”
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Georgia Supreme Court Justice Carol W. Hunstein, who is seeking re-election, is considered “well qualified� or “qualified� by more than 96 percent of the members of the State Bar of Georgia who responded to the Bar’s recent judicial poll and had an opinion about her qualifications, according to a press release.
Her opponent, Mike Wiggins, was rated as “not qualified� to serve on the Supreme Court by 70 percent of the lawyers who had an opinion.
Hunstein received a “well qualified� rating by 85 percent of the State Bar members with an opinion, compared to only 16 percent for her opponent in the Nov. 7 General Election.
According to the raw numbers, of the 4,936 survey responses for Justice Hunstein, 3,828 said she is “well qualified,� 491 rated her as “qualified,� and only 161 gave her a “not qualified� rating. Only 456 respondents (9 percent) said they lacked sufficient knowledge to express an opinion about Hunstein’s qualifications.
Read the poll: 2006 Judicial Poll Results
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