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Georgia Supreme Court elects next chief justice
March 11, 2021
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ATLANTA (AP) Georgia s Supreme Court justices voted unanimously Thursday to select the high court s next leader.
Presiding Justice David Nahmias is set to become chief justice when Chief Justice Harold Melton leaves the court on July 1. The justices also unanimously elected Justice Michael Boggs to succeed Nahmias as the next presiding justice.
Georgia chief justices serve one four-year term as the head of the state s judicial branch. The chief justice is the spokesperson for the high court and for the rest of the state s judiciary and presides over oral arguments and deliberation meetings. The chief justice also chairs the Georgia Judicial Council, which makes policy for the judicial branch.
Jury trials can resume in Georgia, chief justice says Jury trials can now resume across the state of Georgia. (Source: KCBD) By Alex Jones | March 9, 2021 at 12:56 PM EST - Updated March 9 at 5:46 PM
ATLANTA, Ga. (WTVM) - Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia Harold Melton has renewed the stateâs judicial emergency for the twelfth time, but this time with the provision jury trials could resume.
This newest order calls for the suspension of jury trials throughout the state to be lifted âeffective immediately.â
The order does leave local judicial leaders the decision to resume trials, saying they should continue âif [jury trials] can be done safely and in accordance with a final jury trial plan developed in collaboration with the local committee of judicial system participants and incorporated into the courtâs written operating guidelines for in-person proceedings.â