Georgia judicial elections, 2010

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The Georgia judicial elections of 2010 consisted of a Nonpartisan General Election on November 2, 2010.

Supreme Court

Court	Candidates	Details	Results
Georgia Supreme Court	David Nahmias, Matt Wilson and Tammy Lynn Adkins	David Nahmias and Tammy Lynn Adkins competed in a runoff election on November 30.	David Nahmias won with 67% of the vote.

Court of Appeals

In three races for seats on the Georgia Court of Appeals, only one was contested.

Court	Candidates	Details	Results
Georgia Court of Appeals	A.Harris Adams	Seat held by Harris Adams	Harris Adams retained with 100% of precincts reporting
Georgia Court of Appeals	Anne Elizabeth Barnes	Seat held by Anne Barnes	Anne Elizabeth Barnes retained with 100% of precincts reporting
Georgia Court of Appeals	Antoinette Davis, Adrienne Hunter-Strothers, Chris McFadden, James Babalola, Stan Gunter and David N. Schaeffer	Antoinette Davis and Chris McFadden competed in the runoff election on November 30, 2010.	Chris McFadden won with 62% of the vote.

Superior Courts

Court	Candidates	Details	Results
Alapaha Circuit	Howard E. McClain	Seat held by Howard E. McClain	Howard E. McClain
Atlanta Circuit	Marvin S. Arrington	Seat held by Marvin S. Arrington	Marvin S. Arrington
Atlanta Circuit	Jerry W. Baxter	Seat held by Jerry W. Baxter	Jerry W. Baxter
Atlanta Circuit	Christopher S. Brasher	Seat held by Christopher S. Brasher	Christopher S. Brasher
Atlanta Circuit	Tom Campbell	Seat held by Tom Campbell	Tom Campbell
Atlanta Circuit	Craig L. Schwall	Seat held by Craig L. Schwall	Craig L. Schwall
Atlanta Circuit	Chloe Dallaire, Karlise Yvette Grier, Clarence R. Johnson, Jr., Kelly Amanda Lee and Shelitha Robertson	Kelly Amanda Lee and Shelitha Robertson competed in the runoff election.	Kelly Amanda Lee won with 61.6% of the vote.
Atlanta Circuit	Cynthia D. Wright	Seat held by Cynthia D. Wright	Cynthia D. Wright
Atlantic Circuit	D. Jay Stewart	Seat held by Jay Stewart	Jay Stewart
Augusta Circuit	James G. Blanchard, Jr.	Seat held by James G. Blanchard, Jr.	James G. Blanchard, Jr.
Augusta Circuit	J. David Roper	Seat held by J. David Roper	J. David Roper
Augusta Circuit	J. Wade Padgett	Seat held by J. Wade Padgett	J. Wade Padgett
Bell Forsyth Circuit	Jeffrey S. Bagley	Seat held by Jeffrey S. Bagley	Jeffrey S. Bagley
Blue Ridge Circuit	N. Jackson Harris	Seat held by N. Jackson Harris	N. Jackson Harris
Brunswick Circuit	Amanda F. Williams and Mary Helen Moses	Seat held by Amanda F. Williams	Amanda F. Williams won with 66.2% of the vote.
Chattahoochie Circuit	Frank J. Jordan, Jr.	Seat held by Frank J. Jordan, Jr.	Frank J. Jordan, Jr.
Cherokee Circuit	Shepherd Lee Howell	Seat held by Shepherd Lee Howell	Shepherd Lee Howell
Cherokee Circuit	G. Carey Nelson	Seat held by G. Carey Nelson	G. Carey Nelson
Cherokee Circuit	David K. Smith	Seat held by David K. Smith	David K. Smith
Cherokee Circuit	D. Scott Smith	Seat held by D. Scott Smith	D. Scott Smith
Clayton Circuit	Geronda Carter	Seat held by Geronda Carter	Geronda Carter
Clayton Circuit	Albert B. Collier	Seat held by Albert B. Collier	Albert B. Collier
Cobb Circuit	James G. Bodiford and Normarene Culver Merritt	Seat held by James G. Bodiford	James G. Bodiford won with 74.3% of the vote.
Cobb Circuit	Robert Flournoy, III	Seat held by Robert Flournoy, III	Robert Flournoy, III
Cobb Circuit	George H. Kreeger and Joan P. Davis	Seat held by George H. Kreeger	George H. Kreeger won with 60.6% of the vote.
Conasauga Circuit	William T. Boyett	Seat held by William T. Boyett	William T. Boyett
Conasauga Circuit	M. Cindy Morris	Seat held by M. Cindy Morris	M. Cindy Morris
Douglas Circuit	David T. Emerson, Sonya Compton and Jennifer L. Knight	Seat held by David T. Emerson	David T. Emerson won with 53.7% of the vote.
Douglas Circuit	Robert J. James	Seat held by Robert J. James	Robert J. James
Eastern Circuit	Louisa Abbot	Seat held by Louisa Abbot	Louisa Abbot
Eastern Circuit	Michael L. Karpf	Seat held by Michael L. Karpf	Michael L. Karpf
Enotah Circuit	Lynn Akely-Alderman and Ridge Rairigh	Seat held by Lynn Akely-Alderman	Lynn Akely-Alderman won with 80.3% of the vote.
Enotah Circuit	David E. Barrett and David Turk	Seat held by David E. Barrett	David E. Barrett won with 73.7% of the vote.
Flint Circuit	Brian Amero	Seat held by Brian Amero	Brian Amero
Flint Circuit	Wade M. Crumbley	Seat held by Wade M. Crumbley	Wade M. Crumbley
Griffin Circuit	Christopher Edwards	Seat held by Christopher Edwards	Christopher Edwards
Gwinnett Circuit	Thomas N. Davis, Jr.	Seat held by Thomas N. Davis, Jr.	Thomas N. Davis, Jr.
Gwinnett Circuit	R. Timothy Hamil	Seat held by R. Timothy Hamil	R. Timothy Hamil
Gwinnet Circuit	William M. Ray, II	Seat held by William M. Ray, II	William M. Ray, II
Gwinnett Circuit	Debra Kaplan Turner	Seat held by Debra Kaplan Turner	Debra Kaplan Turner
Lookout Mountain Circuit	Ralph Van Pelt, Jr.	Seat held by Ralph Van Pelt, Jr.	Ralph Van Pelt, Jr.
Lookout Mountain Circuit	Jon B. Wood	Seat held by Jon B. Wood	Jon B. Wood
Macon Circuit	Tilman E. Self, III	Seat held by Tilman E. Self, III	Tilman E. Self, III
Macon Circuit	Howard Z. Simms, Jim Barnes and G. Morris Carr	Jim Barnes and Howard Z. Simms competed in the runoff election.	Howard Z. Simms won with 68.5% of the vote.
Middle Circuit	Bobby Reeves	Seat held by Bobby Reeves	Bobby Reeves
Mountain Circuit	Russell W. Smith	Seat held by Russell W. Smith	Russell W. Smith
Northeastern Circuit	Jason J. Deal	Seat held by Jason J. Deal	Jason J. Deal
Northeastern Circuit	C. Andrew Fuller	Seat held by C. Andrew Fuller	C. Andrew Fuller
Pataula Circuit	Joe C. Bishop	Seat held by Joe C. Bishop	Joe C. Bishop
Paulding Circuit	James R. Osborne	Seat held by James R. Osborne	James R. Osborne
Rockdale Circuit	David B. Irwin	Seat held by David B. Irwin	David B. Irwin
Rome Circuit	Tami P. Colston	Seat held by Tami P. Colston	Tami P. Colston
Rome Circuit	Walter J. Matthews	Seat held by Walter J. Matthews	Walter J. Matthews
Southern Circuit	James E. Hardy	Seat held by James E. Hardy	James E. Hardy
Southern Circuit	Frank D. Horkan	Seat held by Frank D. Horkan	Frank D. Horkan
Stone Mountain Circuit	Michael Rothenberg, Yvonne Hawks, Courtney Johnson and Denise M. Warner	Courtney Johnson and Michael Rothenberg competed in the runoff election.	Courtney Johnson won with 61.4% of the vote.
Tallapoosa Circuit	Richard C. Sutton	Seat held by Richard C. Sutton	Richard C. Sutton
Tifton Circuit	Bill Reinhardt	Seat held by Bill Reinhardt	Bill Reinhardt
Towaliga Circuit	Thomas H. Wilson	Seat held by Thomas H. Wilson	Thomas H. Wilson
Waycross Circuit	Dwayne H. Gillis	Seat held by Dwayne H. Gillis	Dwayne H. Gillis
Western Circuit	David R. Sweat and Pamela Lohr Hendrix	Seat held by David R. Sweat	David R. Sweat won with 74.4% of the vote.

See also

• Judicial elections, 2010
• Judicial selection in Georgia
• Campaign finance requirements for Georgia judicial elections

External links

• Judicial selection in Georgia
• Partisanship and money in judicial elections
• Atlanta Journal-Constitution "Nahmias to be sworn in to Supreme Court today", September 3, 2009
• WALB "Georgia Justice campaigns in Albany", February 2, 2010
• The Sun News "Candidates lining up for DA, judge elections", April 5, 2010
• Savannah Morning News "Qualifying for primary election set for Monday", April 25, 2010
• Judicial Election Reform in Georgia

References