Georgia Court of Appeals candidate Ken Hodges says, if he wins the election, he will not give up the State Bar of Georgia presidency, even though wearing both hats is unprecedented and could pose some potentially thorny ethical issues.

Hodges, who is facing off against Atlanta attorney Ken Shigley in the state appeals court’s only contested race—has been president-elect of the State Bar of Georgia for more than a year and is slated to take over in June.