This follows the article which appeared [on your site] on Aug. 25 titled “Diversity Advocates Tensely Hopeful for Gains on Ga. Supreme Court.” I write this in my personal capacity, and not on behalf of my firm or any of its clients.
In my interview for your article, I referred in detail to the process leading up to last year’s appointments to three newly created positions on the Georgia Court of Appeals. Out of over 200 lawyers and judges who were nominated for these positions, 110 applied, and 42 were selected for interviews. The Judicial Nominating Commission ultimately supplied the governor with a short list of 11 recommended candidates for these three positions, including three highly qualified persons of color who were then sitting on various Georgia courts.
