The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York is the intermediate appellate court in New York State. The state is geographically divided into four judicial departments of the Appellate Division. The full title of each is,for example,the "Fourth Department" is "Supreme Court of the State of New York,Appellate Division,Fourth Judicial Department").
The Supreme Court of Georgia is the highest judicial authority of the U.S. state of Georgia. The court was established in 1845 as a three-member panel. Since 1896,the justices have been elected by the people of the state. The justices are currently elected in statewide non-partisan elections for six-year terms,with any vacancies filled through an appointment by the Governor.
The Government of Guam (GovGuam) is a presidential representative democratic system,whereby the president is the head of state and the governor is head of government,and of a multi-party system. Guam is an organized,unincorporated territory of the United States with policy relations between Guam and the US under the jurisdiction of the Office of Insular Affairs.
The attorney general of Georgia is the attorney and legal advisor for the executive branch of the U.S. state of Georgia. They are responsible for providing opinions on legal questions concerning the state,prosecuting public corruption cases,overseeing contracts on behalf of the state,as well as representing the state in all civil cases,in all capital felony appeals,and in all cases appearing before the Supreme Court of the United States. They may also initiate civil or criminal actions on behalf of the State of Georgia when requested to do so by the governor.
Samuel Scott Olens is an American lawyer and politician who served as Attorney General of Georgia. Olens was elected Georgia AG in 2010,resigning on November 1,2016,following his appointment as President of Kennesaw State University. He subsequently resigned as KSU's president on February 15,2018 and then served as counsel for Dentons global law firm. He was named partner Dentons' Public Policy practice in 2021.
George Holmes Carley was an American lawyer and judge. From Decatur,Georgia,he served on the Supreme Court of Georgia from March 1993 until July 2012,acting as Chief Justice for the last two months of his term.
The Judiciary of California or the Judicial Branch of California is defined under the California Constitution as holding the judicial power of the state of California which is vested in the Supreme Court,the Courts of Appeal and the Superior Courts. The judiciary has a hierarchical structure with the California Supreme Court at the top,California Courts of Appeal as the primary appellate courts,and the California Superior Courts as the primary trial courts.
Charles Jones Bethel is an associate justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia. He is a former Judge of the Georgia Court of Appeals. Before his judicial tenure,he served as Senator in the Georgia General Assembly from Dalton,Georgia. Bethel was first elected Senator in the 2010 general election and served Georgia's 54th district—a constituency which includes Murray and Whitfield counties,and portions of Gordon and Pickens counties as well.
Michael P. Boggs is the chief justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia,a former judge of the Georgia Court of Appeals and a former nominee to be a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. He was appointed to the state Supreme Court by Georgia Governor Nathan Deal.
The judiciary of New Zealand is responsible for the system of courts that interprets and applies the laws of New Zealand. It has four primary functions:to provide a mechanism for dispute resolution;to deliver authoritative rulings on the meaning and application of legislation;to develop case law;and to uphold the rule of law,personal liberty and human rights. The judiciary is supported in its work by an executive department,the Ministry of Justice.
Kevin Christopher Newsom is an American attorney and jurist serving as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.
Britt Cagle Grant is an American attorney and judge who is a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. She is a former Justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia.
Daniel E. Nordby was General Counsel to Florida Governor Rick Scott. He served as the chief legal advisor to the Governor and chief advisor on Florida judicial appointments. He is a partner in the Tallahassee office of the law firm of Shutts &Bowen LLP where he handles civil and administrative litigation and appeals.
Anthony J. Powell was a Judge of the Kansas Court of Appeals,and he now serves as the Kansas Solicitor General.
Sarah Hawkins Warren is an American lawyer and judge serving as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia since 2018. She was appointed by Georgia Governor Nathan Deal on August 22,2018,to fill the vacancy created when Britt Grant was appointed to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. Warren was sworn in by Gov. Deal and assumed her seat on the Court on September 17,2018.
Carla Wong McMillian is an associate justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia and former judge of the Georgia Court of Appeals.
John A. “Trea”Pipkin III is a Judge of the Georgia Court of Appeals.
Verda M. Colvin is an associate justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia and former judge of the Georgia Court of Appeals.
Andrew Alan Pinson is an American lawyer from Georgia who was appointed as an associate justice of the Georgia Supreme Court. He served as a judge of the Georgia Court of Appeals from 2021 to 2022.
Matthew J. Fader is an American lawyer serving as the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Maryland since 2022. He previously served as the chief judge of the Maryland Court of Special Appeals from 2018 to 2022.
