George Carley
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George H. Carley is a justice of the Georgia Supreme Court. He was appointed to the court on March 16, 1993 by then-governor Zell Miller. Carley was subsequently elected to a six-year term in 1994 and reelected at the 2000 general election. His current term expires in 2012, and he plans to retire. [1] He assumed the position of presiding justice upon the retirement from the court of Leah Ward Sears, whereupon Carol Hunstein became chief justice, leaving open the position of presiding judge for Carley to fill. [2][3]
Legal background
Justice Carley received his A.B. degree from the University of Georgia in 1960 and his LL.B. degree from the University of Georgia School of Law in 1962.
Judge Carley was admitted to the Bar in 1961 and began his law practice in Atlanta. He then moved to Decatur in 1963, where he worked as a private practice lawyer until his appointment to the bench. In 1966, he served in the Georgia House of Representatives. From 1971-1979, he was a partner in charge of litigation with the firm McCurdy & Candler. He also worked as the attorney for the Housing Authority of Decatur and as a Special Assistant Attorney General handling eminent domain cases for the Department Of Transportation. Gov. George D. Busbee appointed him to the Georgia Court of Appeals on April 5, 1979, and he was elected to a full six-year term in 1980. In 1986 and 1992, he was re-elected. He served as Chief Judge from 1989 to 1990 and as presiding judge from 1991 to 1993.[3]
Associations
Carley is a member of:
- State Bar of Georgia
- Lawyers Foundation of Georgia
- American Bar Association
- Lawyers Club of Atlanta
- Old Warhorse Lawyers Club (President 1997)
- Joseph Henry Lumpkin American Inn of Court (President 1993-1995)
- Law School's Board of Visitors
- Georgia Legal History Foundation, Inc. (trustee)
- National High School Mock Trial Championship, Inc. (Board of Directors)
- Pythagoras Lodge No. 41, F.&A.M.
- Atlanta Consistory of the Scottish Rite
- Decatur Lodge 1602 B.P.O.E.
Former member of:
- University of Georgia Law School Association Council (1986-1991; President 1989-1990)
- Law School's Board of Visitors from (1993-1996; Chairman 1995-1996)
- Georgia Judicial Council (January 1, 1987 - December 31, 1990)
- Georgia Commission on Dispute Resolution (1993-2001)
- Georgia Law Related Education Consortium (Chairman) (1994-1995)
- Decatur Federal Savings & Loan Association (1986-1993)
2006 elections
In 2006, Carley ran unopposed for a new six-year term on the court.[4]
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