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GOP governor voids election results after promoting judge voted out of office
When Voters Oust a Judge, the Governor Can Just Undo ItThe Election Result That Counts Only Until It Doesn’tFulton County Superior Court Judge Paige Reese Whitaker was voted out in a non-partisan election last month by Nikia Smith Sellers, a former prosecutor and judicial newcomer. That should have been the end of Whitaker’s tenure. Instead, Gov. Brian Kemp has nominated her to the Georgia Court of Appeals, with a possible salary increase attached, and now gets to pick who fills the Superior Court seat she lost.That is the whole story in miniature: voters made a choice, and a higher…
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