The Judicial Nominating Commission has submitted recommendations to fill a vacancy on the Georgia Court of Appeals.  The vacancy was created by the passing of the Honorable Stephen S. Goss in August.  Governor Kemp will fill the vacancy from among the list.  The Governor’s Office will contact candidates to schedule interviews.

The following names were submitted to Governor Kemp:

  • Christopher S. Brasher – Superior Court Judge, Atlanta Judicial Circuit
  • Carolyn “Tippi” Cain Burch – Assistant United States Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia
  • Benjamin A. Land – Superior Court Judge, Chattahoochee Judicial Circuit
  • John A. “Trea” Pipkin III – Superior Court Judge, Flint Judicial Circuit
  • Tabitha Ponder Beckford – staff attorney, Access to Justice Committee with Administrative Offices of the Courts; managing partner, The Ponder Law Group, LLC
  • Paige Reese Whitaker – Superior Court Judge, Atlanta Judicial Circuit

 

The JNC also submitted a supplement to the list of names previously recommended to fill a vacancy within the State Court of Bulloch County.  The following names were submitted to Governor Kemp:

  • Joseph Cushner – Solicitor General, State Court of Bulloch County
  • Sharri Edenfield – solo practitioner, Edenfield Law, LLC
  • Benjamin Edwards – Assistant District Attorney, Ogeechee Judicial Circuit
  • Jennifer C. Mock – managing member, The Mock Law Firm, LLC; Special Assistant Attorney General, Georgia Department of Law

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