Deal appoints Ross, Hydrick to DeKalb bench

Gov. Nathan Deal on Friday appointed a Fulton County prosecutor and an Atlanta lawyer to fill two vacancies on the DeKalb State Court bench.

The judgeships went to Eleanor Ross, of Lithonia, an executive assistant district attorney in the Fulton DA's Office, and Stacey Hydrick, of Dunwoody, a partner of the firm Hedrick Law. Ross succeeds Barbara Mobley, who resigned in February amid being investigated for alleged misconduct. Hydrick takes the place of Antonio DelCampo, who resigned in February to join an Atlanta law firm.

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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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