Deal names Ray, Branch to fill Appeals Court vacancies
Gov. Nathan Deal on Wednesday picked a Gwinnett County judge and an Atlanta lawyer to fill vacancies on the Georgia Court of Appeals.
Superior Court Judge William "Billy" Ray, a former state legislator, will replace Keith Blackwell, whom Deal recently elevated to the Georgia Supreme Court. Elizabeth Branch, a partner with the firm Smith, Gambrell & Russell, wil replace Charles Mikell, who recently told Deal he plans to retire from the bench on Aug. 31.
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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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