JNC Seeks Nominations for Supreme Court of Georgia

JNC Seeks Nominations for Supreme Court of Georgia

To Members of the State Bar of Georgia:

The Judicial Nominating Commission is now engaged in the process of receiving names of persons to fill a vacancy on the Supreme Court of Georgia created by the retirement of Chief Justice P. Harris Hines and for any additional vacancies that may occur this year.

You are invited to submit nominations for these vacancies. Members of the Bar may submit their own name or the names of others. The public is also invited to submit nominations. Such names should be sent to the Commission by Friday, June 29, by letter addressed to:

Judicial Nominating Commission
c/o Dana McGuire
600 Peachtree St. NE, Suite 3000
Atlanta, GA 30308-2216

by fax to 404-962-6919 or by email to dana.mcguire@troutmansanders.com [ mailto:dana.mcguire@troutmansanders.com?subject=Supreme ] .

To each person nominated, the Commission will send an application package to be returned for receipt by the Commission on or before July 13. The Commission will meet to interview applicants sometime after July 23. Applicants will be notified of the time of their interview. All interviews will be held at the State Bar of Georgia, 104 Marietta St. NW, Atlanta, GA 30303.

The Commission will select and recommend to Gov. Deal from among those persons found to be “qualified” or “well qualified” a short list of persons for these positions. The rules governing the Commission and the selection process are posted at jnc.georgia.gov [ jnc.georgia.gov ] .

For additional information regarding the Commission and the application process, you may visit jnc.georgia.gov [ jnc.georgia.gov ] or you may contact Pete Robinson at pete.robinson@troutmansanders.com [ mailto:pete.robinson@troutmansanders.com ] .

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