Six recommended for appellate judgeship
A DeKalb County prosecutor and a Cobb County judge are among six people recommended to Gov. Nathan Deal for an upcoming vacancy on the Georgia Court of Appeals.
The state Judicial Nominating Commission submitted these recommendations: DeKalb chief assistant district attorney Donald Geary, Cobb Superior Court Judge Mary Staley, Atlanta lawyer Lisa Branch, Henry County State Court Judge Benjamin Studdard and Superior Court judges Michael Boggs of Waycross and John Pridgen of Cordele. Deal's choice will succeed Judge J.D. Smith, who retires in January.
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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.
