Gov. Nathan Deal on Friday moved Georgia Court of Appeals Judge Charlie Bethel to the Georgia Supreme Court to replace retired Chief Justice P. Harris Hines and appointed State Rep. Chris Coomer to the bench to fill Bethel’s spot.

With that, Deal rewarded the legislators who carried the ball for him in the General Assembly. Bethel was Deal’s floor leader in the state Senate until Deal put him on the Court of Appeals in January 2017. Coomer was Deal’s floor leader in the House of Representatives until now.

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