Nominations to the Georgia Supreme Court

This list comes from the Judicial Nominations Commission, which is accepting nominations until June 4. Nominees interested in the job must return the commission’s questionnaire by June 22.

Nominees are listed in the order their nominations were received:

Erica L. Woodford

Bibb County Associate Judge and Magistrate

Nominated by Macon lawyer Stephanie Woods Miller (June 4)

Lynn M. Akeley-Alderman

Enotah Judicial Circuit Superior Court Judge

Nominated by Josh Turner, chairman of the White County Republican Party (June 4)

Alvin L. Bridges Jr.

Managing attorney for automobile insurer in Atlanta

Nominated himself (June 4)

Anne Proffitt Dupre

Law professor at the University of Georgia

Nominated by Kellie Casey Monk, director of advocacy at the University of Georgia School of Law (June 4)

David F. Guldenschuh

Attorney in Rome

Nominated by Michelle S. Tyree, paralegal at Guldenschuh & Associates (June 4)

Laurens C. Lee

Byron City Judge and Peach County Magistrate

Nominated by his brother, Louis B. Lee (June 4)

Marc A. Mallon

Assistant District Attorney in Fulton County

Nominated by Atlanta attorney S. Fenn Little Jr. (June 4)

George P. Shingler

Shareholder at Casey Gilson in Atlanta

Nominated by his law partner, Joyce Gist Lewis (June 4)

Cheryl F. Custer

Executive Director of the Judicial Qualifications Commission

Nominated by Frank Love Jr. of Bryan Cave Powell Goldstein (June 3)

Rocco E. Testani

Litigation partner at Sutherland Asbill & Brennan in Atlanta

Nominated by Charles T. Lester Jr., of counsel at Sutherland (June 3)

Elizabeth P. Archer

State Inspector General

Nominated by Michelle M. Rothenberg-Williams, partner at Balch & Bingham in Atlanta (June 3)

S. Phillip Brown

Macon Circuit Superior Court Judge

Nominated by retired teacher Frankie Brule (June 3)

Michael J. Bowers [DECLINED NOMINATION]

Partner at Balch & Bingham in Atlanta

Nominated by Atlanta lawyer Henry A. Hibbert (June 3)

Christopher C. Edwards

Griffin Judicial Circuit Superior Court Judge

Nominated by Griffin Superior Court Chief Judge Paschal A. English; Griffin Superior Court Judges Johnnie L. Caldwell Jr. and Tommy R. Hankinson; Griffin District Attorney Scott Ballard; Griffin Public Defender Joseph J. Saia; Fayette County State Court Judge W. Fletcher Sams; State Sen. Ronnie Chance, R-Tyrone; State Reps. David Knight, R-Griffin, Virgil Fludd, D-Tyrone, Matthew L. Ramsey, R-Peachtree City, John Yates, R-Griffin, and Billy Maddox, R-Cairo; Fayette County Solicitor Jamie Inagawa, Spalding County Solicitor Griffin E. Howell III, Fayette County Attorney Scott Bennett; Spalding County Attorney James R. Fortune Jr.; Pike County Attorney Robert Lamar Morton; Upson County Attorney Truitt A. Mallory; Meansville City Attorney Thomas H. Morton; Fayette County Commission Chairman Jack Smith; Spalding County Commission Chairman Edward Goss; Pike County Commission Chairman Doug Mangham; Upson County Commission Chairman Maurice A. Raines; Fayette County Sheriff Wayne Hannah; Spalding County Sheriff Dee Stewart; Pike County Sheriff Jimmy Thomas; Upson County Sheriff Don Peacock; and Georgia Regional Transportation Authority Board Member Alton W. Knight (May 28)

Steven K. Leibel

Dahlonega personal injury lawyer

Nominated by Atlanta lawyer Leon Pomerance (June 3)

Christopher J. McFadden

Decatur appellate lawyer

Nominated by Atlanta lawyer Guy E. Davis Jr. (June 3)

Dawn H. Taylor

Gwinnett County Assistant District Attorney

Nominated by Stuart E. Walker of Martin Snow in Macon (June 3)

J. Robert Persons

Atlanta civil defense lawyer at Smith Moore Leatherwood

Nominated by Atlanta lawyers W. Seaborn Jones, C. David Butler and Paul M. Talmadge Jr. (June 2)

Joshua C. Bell

Bainbridge lawyer

Nominated by Damon E. Elmore, vice president at NAPA Rayloc (June 2)

William G. Hamrick III

State Senator, R-Carrollton

Nominated by state Sen. Ross Tolleson, R-Perry (May 28)

David Ralston

Attorney and State Representative, R-Blue Ridge

Nominated by State Rep. Doug Collins (June 2)

Richard S. “Rick” Thompson

Partner, Drew Eckl & Farnham

Nominated by Drew Eckl partner John G. Blackmon Jr. (June 1)

Barry A. Fleming

Partner, Fulcher Hagler

Nominated by Brian Epps of Kilpatrick Stockton (June 1)

John K. Larkins Jr.

Partner, Chilivis, Cochran, Larkins & Bever

Nominated by John K. Larkins III (June 1)

Jeannette L. Little

Troup County State Court Judge

Nominated by state Rep. Randy Nix (June 1)

Stephen Louis A. Dillard

James, Bates, Pope & Spivey

Nominated by state Sen. Cecil Staton (June 1)

Michael P. Boggs

Waycross Judicial Circuit Superior Court Judge

Nominated himself (June 1)

James R. Osborne

Paulding County Superior Court Judge

Nominated by W. Thomas Cable of Talley, Richardson & Cable (June 1)

Bruce M. Edenfield

Dahlonega attorney

Nominated by Robert E. Hicks of McKenna Long & Aldridge (June 1)

Kenneth L. Shigley

Chambers, Aholt & Rickard

Nominated by George M. Weaver (May 29)

Zena E. McClain

Savannah attorney

Nominated herself (May 29)

David E. Nahmias

U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia

Nominated by David J. Burge (May 28), Frank C. Jones (May 29), Jeffrey S. Cashdan (May 29), Larry D. Thompson (June 1)

M. Yvette Miller

Chief Judge, Court of Appeals of Georgia

Nominated by Benjamin A. Davis Jr. (May 28)

Cynthia J. Becker

DeKalb County Superior Court Judge

Nominated by Robert F. Dallas, director of Governor’s Office of Highway Safety (May 28)

Peggy H. Walker

Douglas County Juvenile Court Judge

Nominated herself (May 9)

Mary E. Staley

Cobb County Superior Court Judge

Nominated by herself (May 28)

Stephen B. Farrow

State Transportation Board Member

Nominated James H. Bisson III, a colleague at the North Georgia firm of Minor, Bell & Neal (May 27)

James P. Kelly III

Atlanta solo practitioner

Nominated by Atlanta lawyer Harry W. MacDougald of Caldwell & Watson (May 26)

J. David McDade

Douglas County District Attorney

Nominated by Blue Ridge Judicial Circuit District Attorney Garry T. Moss (May 26)

William M. Ray II

Gwinnett County Superior Court Judge

Nominated by Augusta lawyer David P. Dekle (May 22)

Craig L. Schwall Sr.

Fulton County Superior Court Judge

Nominated by Troutman Sanders partner Mark H. Cohen (May 22)

Thomas D. Harper

Atlanta insurance defense lawyer at Harper, Walden & Craig

Nominated by Athens lawyer Craig C. Avery (May 22)

C. Wilson DuBose

Georgia Public Defender Standards Council Chairman

Nominated by himself (April 29) and Atlanta lawyer Terrence L. Croft of King & Croft (May 27)

Patrick H. Head

Cobb County District Attorney

Nominated by former DeKalb County District Attorney J. Tom Morgan (April 16)

Samuel D. Ozburn

Alcovy Judicial Circuit Superior Court Judge

Nominated by State Sen. John Douglas, R-Social Circle (February 12)

Garland R. Hunt

State Board of Pardons and Paroles Member

Nominated by political consultant Tim Echols (December 26)

Benjamin W. Studdard III

Henry County State Court Chief Judge

Nominated by Mercer Law Professors Jack L. Sammons (December 19) and Joseph E. Claxton (January 12)