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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