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Judge Benjamin Land Appointed to Georgia Supreme Court by Gov. Kemp
FULTON COUNTY, GEORGIA, JUL 17 – Governor Brian Kemp appointed Judge Benjamin A. Land to replace retired Chief Justice Michael P. Boggs, continuing Kemp's influence over more than half of Georgia's Supreme Court.
- On Thursday, Gov. Brian Kemp said he appointed Benjamin A. Land to the Georgia Supreme Court to fill the seat vacated by former Chief Justice Michael P. Boggs.
- Following the vacancy, Land, appointed to the Georgia Court of Appeals by Kemp in July 2022, was elected unopposed to a six-year term in 2024 after being one of four candidates recommended by the Judicial Nomination Commission in May.
- Six months after his appointment, Land joined two colleagues in January to block part of DA Fani Willis’s racketeering case against President Donald Trump and in December he opposed disqualifying her office from the 2020 election interference case.
- The high court’s top justice expressed anticipation, saying `Land’s background and experience, including years as a state appellate judge, position him well to serve` on Georgia's Supreme Court.
- Looking ahead, Land’s appointment to Georgia’s highest court may influence key rulings, as his extensive experience impacts the state’s judicial landscape and creates an open seat on the Georgia Court of Appeals.
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Georgia Court of Appeals judge is appointed to fill state Supreme Court vacancy
Gov. Brian Kemp has appointed a new member to the Georgia Supreme Court. John McCosh/Georgia Recorder (file)As a law student at the University of Georgia, Benjamin A. Land clerked for the Georgia Supreme Court. After decades of judicial experience and a stint serving in the state appellate court, Land will soon return to the Supreme Court, this time as a justice. After an appointment from Republican Gov. Brian Kemp Thursday morning, Land will be…
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Georgia Supreme Court gets new justice
ATLANTA — Judge Benjamin A. Land will step up from Georgia Court of Appeals to fill a state Supreme Court vacancy that opened in March with the resignation of Chief Justice Michael P. Boggs. Gov. Brian Kemp said Thursday he…
Gov. Kemp appoints Court of Appeals Judge Benjamin Land to the Georgia Supreme Court
Georgia's governor has appointed a new justice to the state’s Supreme Court. On Thursday, Gov. Brian Kemp named Judge Benjamin Land to fill the seat vacated by former Chief Justice Michael Boggs, who stepped down in March. Land has served…
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