Governor Nathan Deal has named three new judges, filling openings on the bench for Cobb, Gwinnett and McIntosh counties.

Cobb County State Court Judge Robert Leonard II will fill the opening left by the retirement last month of Cobb County Superior Court George Kreeger. Gwinnett County Chief Magistrate Judge George Hutchinson III will step into the position left open by the appointment of former Gwinnett County Superior Court Judge William Ray II to the Georgia Court of Appeals. And Atlantic Judicial Circuit Juvenile Court Judge C. Jean Bolin will replace former McIntosh County State Court Judge Dale Jenkins.