Gov. Nathan Deal appointed Paige Reese Whitaker to the Fulton County Superior Court in the Atlanta Judicial Circuit only last year, which he will no doubt remember when they meet for another interview for the Georgia Supreme Court this month.

Whitaker is also likely to be known by the current members of the high court. Before becoming a judge, she handled appeals for Fulton County District Attorney Paul Howard, often presenting oral arguments in the appellate courts.