Gov. Nathan Deal on Monday picked Judge Keith Blackwell to fill an upcoming vacancy on the Georgia Supreme Court.
Blackwell, a judge on the state Court of Appeals, will replace Chief Justice George Carley when he retires from the bench in July.
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Bill Rankin has been an AJC reporter for more than 30 years. His father, Jim Rankin, worked as an editor for the newspaper for 26 years, retiring in 1986. Bill has primarily covered the state’s court system, doing all he can do to keep the scales of justice on an even keel. Since 2015, he has been the host of the newspaper’s Breakdown podcast.
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