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Georgia Supreme Court
The highest court in Georgia. Who sits on it, how they got there and how long their terms run.
Nonpartisan electionHow justices are chosenVoters elect the justices; no party label appears on the ballot.
6 yearsTerm length
9Sitting justices
1845Founded
No public decision data available for this court. There is no free, consistently coded source of how each state justice votes in cases, so this site doesn't score state judges.
Justices
Nels Peterson
Chief Justice
Party as listed: Nonpartisan
Took office: January 1, 2017
Appointed by Nathan Deal (R)
Photo: Ballotpedia
Charlie Bethel
Justice
Party as listed: Nonpartisan
Took office: October 2, 2018
Appointed by Nathan Deal (R)
Photo: Ballotpedia
Verda Colvin
Justice
Party as listed: Nonpartisan
Took office: July 29, 2021
Appointed by Brian Kemp (R)
Photo: Ballotpedia
John Ellington
Justice
Party as listed: Nonpartisan
Took office: December 18, 2018
Elected
Photo: Ballotpedia
Sarah Hawkins Warren
Justice
Party as listed: Nonpartisan
Took office: September 17, 2018
Appointed by Nathan Deal (R)
Photo: Ballotpedia
Shawn Ellen LaGrua
Justice
Party as listed: Nonpartisan
Took office: January 19, 2021
Appointed by Brian Kemp (R)
Photo: Ballotpedia
Ben Land
Justice
Party as listed: Nonpartisan
Took office: July 24, 2025
Appointed by Brian Kemp (R)
Photo: Ballotpedia
Carla W. McMillian
Justice
Party as listed: Nonpartisan
Took office: April 10, 2020
Appointed by Brian Kemp (R)
Photo: Ballotpedia
Andrew Pinson
Justice
Party as listed: Nonpartisan
Took office: July 20, 2022
Appointed by Brian Kemp (R)
Photo: Ballotpedia
Source: Ballotpedia, Georgia Supreme Court (retrieved Oct 26, 2026). “Party as listed” is Ballotpedia’s label; many state justices are officially nonpartisan. Photos from each justice’s Ballotpedia page (or Wikimedia Commons where Ballotpedia has none). Click a name for a short profile.