Georgia Court of Appeals Judge Carla Wong McMillian (left) moved from the state’s intermediate court to its Supreme Court. Macon Judge Verda M. Colvin has been appointed to the state Court of Appeals. (Courtesy photos)
Gov. Brian Kemp made historic judicial appointments Friday to the Georgia Supreme Court and the Court of Appeals.
Kemp moved Georgia Court of Appeals Judge Carla Wong McMillian up from the intermediate court to the Supreme Court, filling a vacancy created by the retirement of Justice Robert Benham, the first African American to serve on the state’s high court. The appointment gives the high court two women out of nine justices. Until now, Justice Sarah Warren was the lone woman on the court. Only three others have served there in the state’s history.
