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Charlie Bethel
Justice, Georgia Supreme Court
Background: Bethel's career experience includes running a private law practice and working as a lawyer for Minor, Bell & Neal. He also clerked for two years for Judge Charles A. Pannell, Jr. of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia.
At a glance
- Court
- Georgia Supreme Court
- Position / seat
- Not listed
- Chief justice
- No
- How they joined the court
- Appointed by Gov. Nathan Deal (R) (September 14, 2018); later won election on May 19, 2026
- Appointed by
- Gov. Nathan Deal (R)
- Appointment date
- September 14, 2018
- Took office
- October 2, 2018
- Current term ends
- December 31, 2026
- Next election or retention vote
- Not listed
- Last election
- May 19, 2026
- Party (as listed by Ballotpedia)
- Nonpartisan
- Ballotpedia partisanship estimate
- Strong Republican (2020 study of justices' pre-court partisan activity)
- Education
- Bachelor's: University of Georgia, 1998
- Law: University of Georgia School of Law, 2001
- Prior offices
- Georgia Court of Appeals (2017 - 2018)
- Georgia State Senate District 54 (2011 - 2016)
- Profession
- Not listed
- How this court's justices are chosen
- Nonpartisan electionVoters elect the justices; no party label appears on the ballot.
Summary of facts listed on Charlie Bethel’s Ballotpedia page (retrieved Oct 26, 2026) · Photo: Ballotpedia. “Not listed” means Ballotpedia didn’t list it in a form this site could read; check Ballotpedia for the latest.
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