2024 Georgia judicial elections

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2024 Georgia judicial elections
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Four seats on the Supreme Court of Georgia were being up for election to a six-year term on May 21, 2024. Of these four, only the seat held by Andrew Pinson was contested by former Democratic U.S. House member John Barrow. Justices Michael Boggs, John Ellington and Nels Peterson were unopposed for re-election.

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Seven seats on the Georgia Court of Appeals were being up for election on May 21, of these seven, only the seat held by justice M. Yvette Miller, (who decided not to run for re-election) [1] was contested between Jeff Davis and Tabitha Ponder. [2] Justices Stephen Dillard, Ken Hodges, Benjamin Land, Amanda Mercier, Brian Rickman, and Jeffrey Watkins were unopposed for re-election.

Since 1896, justices on the Supreme Court and judges on the Court of Appeals have been directly elected in statewide elections. Judicial elections were made non-partisan in 1983. Elections for nonpartisan state judgeships have been held on the date of the legislative primary since 2012, and were previously held on the general election ballot in November during even-numbered years.

Court of Appeals

Miller's seat

Justice M. Yvette Miller, who was appointed in 1999 by Democratic governor Roy Barnes retired, which made the seat open. [3] Conservative candidate Jeff Davis defeated liberal candidate Tabitha Ponder with 57.0% of the vote. [4]

Results

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Final results by county:
Davis
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  •   80–90%
Ponder
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
2024 Georgia Jeff Davis's Court of Appeals election [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Jeff Davis 630,089 57.02%
Nonpartisan Tabitha Ponder474,95042.98%
Total votes1,105,039 100.00%

Dillard's seat

2024 Georgia (Dillard's seat) Court of Appeals election [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Stephen Dillard (incumbent) 1,041,332 100.00%
Total votes1,041,332 100.00%

Hodges's seat

2024 Georgia (Hodges's seat) Court of Appeals election [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Ken Hodges (incumbent) 1,043,661 100.00%
Total votes1,043,661 100.00%

Land's seat

2024 Georgia (Land's seat) Court of Appeals election [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Benjamin A. Land (incumbent) 1,035,509 100.00%
Total votes1,035,509 100.00%

Mercier's seat

2024 Georgia (Mercier's seat) Court of Appeals election [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Amanda H. Mercier (incumbent) 1,038,811 100.00%
Total votes1,038,811 100.00%

Rickman's seat

2024 Georgia (Rickman's seat) Court of Appeals election [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Brian M. Rickman (incumbent) 1,031,763 100.00%
Total votes1,031,763 100.00%

Watkin's seat

2024 Georgia (Watkins's seat) Court of Appeals election [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Jeffrey A. Watkins (incumbent) 1,033,036 100.00%
Total votes1,033,036 100.00%

Supreme Court

Pinson's seat

Justice Andrew Pinson, who was appointed in 2022 by Republican governor Brian Kemp to succeed David Nahmias, was challenged by former Democratic member of the U.S. House John Barrow. Pinson defeated John Barrow with 55.0% of the vote.

Pinson performed very well statewide, most notably in Metro Atlanta, while Barrow performed well in Georgia's 12th congressional district, where he used to represent in the House of Representatives. Despite the margin, the result was the most competitive two-way election for Supreme Court since 2020, when incumbent Charlie Bethel defeated Beth Beskin 52.2 to 47.8, as well as the second most competitive since judicial elections made nonpartisan in 1983.

Endorsements

Andrew Pinson
Statewide officials

Organizations

Results

Final results by county: Pinson 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% Barrow 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% Tie 50% 2024 GA Supreme Court (Pinson seat) election.svg
Final results by county:
Pinson
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
Barrow
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
Tie
  •   50%
2024 Georgia (Pinson's seat) Supreme Court election [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Andrew Pinson (incumbent) 643,131 54.98%
Nonpartisan John Barrow 526,64045.02%
Total votes1,169,771 100.00%

Background

John Barrow previously campaigned in 2019 and 2020 to succeed retiring justice Robert Benham, but the election was canceled by Kemp's appointment of Carla Wong McMillian to fill Benham's remaining term. Barrow also campaigned to succeed Keith R. Blackwell in 2020, but that election was similarly cancelled by Kemp's appointment of Shawn Ellen LaGrua, and again with the appointment of Verda Colvin to succeed retiring justice Harold Melton in 2021. [19] Finally, in 2022, Kemp cancelled a potential election by appointing Pinson to succeed Nahmias. [20] [21] Barrow, along with fellow candidate Beth Beskin, unsuccessfully sued in state court to challenge the law allowing for cancellations of judicial elections following the appointment of LaGrua. [22]

Boggs's seat

2024 Georgia (Boggs's seat) Supreme Court election [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Michael P. Boggs (incumbent) 1,045,866 100.00%
Total votes1,045,866 100.00%

Ellington's seat

2024 Georgia (Ellington's seat) Supreme Court election [24]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan John J. Ellington (incumbent) 1,046,368 100.00%
Total votes1,046,368 100.00%

Peterson's seat

2024 Georgia (Peterson's seat) Supreme Court election [25]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Nels S. D. Peterson (incumbent) 1,037,234 100.00%
Total votes1,037,234 100.00%

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References

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  2. ↑ "Jeff Davis vs Tabitha Ponder for GA Appeals Court | Athens Politics Nerd". athenspoliticsnerd.com. 2024-03-25. Retrieved 2024-05-22.
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