The Judicial Nominating Commission has submitted recommendations to fill vacancies within the State Court of Fulton County and the Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia.  The vacancies within the State Court of Fulton County are new seats created by the passage of House Bill 625 (Act 208) during the 2025 session of the Georgia General Assembly.  The vacancy within the Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia was created by the appointment of the Honorable Benjamin Land as Justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia. 

Governor Kemp will fill the vacancies from among the lists.  The Governor’s Office will contact candidates to schedule interviews.

The following names were submitted to Governor Kemp:

 

Fulton County State Court

  • Ardra L. Bey – Judge, Municipal Court of Atlanta
  • John M. De Foor, II – Judge, Fulton County Magistrate Court
  • Debbie-Ann R. Rickman – Judge, Fulton County Magistrate Court
  • Torrey D. Smith – Deputy City Attorney-Litigation, City of Atlanta Law Department
  • Robert D. “Bobby” Wolf – Judge, Fulton County Magistrate Court

 

Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia

  • Brian K. Epps – United States Magistrate Judge, United States District Court, Southern District of Georgia
  • Robert D. Leonard II – Judge, Superior Court of Cobb County
  • Jeremy U. Littlefield – Member and Co-Founder, Robbins Alloy Belinfante Littlefield LLC (“Robbins Firm”)
  • Shondeana Crews Morris – Chief Judge, Superior Court of DeKalb County
  • Rebecca Crumrine Rieder – Owner, Alternative Dispute Resolution
  • Paige Reese Whitaker – Judge, Superior Court of Fulton County

 

 

 

 

 

 

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