Georgia intermediate appellate court elections, 2026
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The terms of five Georgia intermediate appellate court judges will expire on December 31, 2026. The five seats are up for nonpartisan election on May 19, 2026. The filing deadline was March 6, 2026.
Candidates and results
Sara Doyle's seat
General election
General election for Georgia Court of Appeals
Incumbent Sara Doyle (Nonpartisan) ran in the general election for Georgia Court of Appeals on May 19, 2026.
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E. Trenton Brown III's seat
General election
General election for Georgia Court of Appeals
Incumbent E. Trenton Brown III (Nonpartisan) and Will Wooten (Nonpartisan) ran in the general election for Georgia Court of Appeals on May 19, 2026.
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 | E. Trenton Brown III (Nonpartisan) | |
 | Will Wooten (Nonpartisan) | |
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Elizabeth Gobeil's seat
General election
General election for Georgia Court of Appeals
Incumbent Elizabeth Gobeil (Nonpartisan) and Fatima Harris Felton (Nonpartisan) ran in the general election for Georgia Court of Appeals on May 19, 2026.
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 | Elizabeth Gobeil (Nonpartisan) | |
 | Fatima Harris Felton (Nonpartisan) | |
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J. Wade Padgett's seat
General election
General election for Georgia Court of Appeals
Incumbent J. Wade Padgett (Nonpartisan) ran in the general election for Georgia Court of Appeals on May 19, 2026.
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 | J. Wade Padgett (Nonpartisan) | |
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D. Todd Markle's seat
General election
General election for Georgia Court of Appeals
Incumbent D. Todd Markle (Nonpartisan) ran in the general election for Georgia Court of Appeals on May 19, 2026.
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 | D. Todd Markle (Nonpartisan) | |
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Voting information
- See also: Voting in Georgia
Selection
The fifteen judges on the Georgia Court of Appeals are chosen in nonpartisan elections to serve six-year terms. If they wish to continue serving, they must run for re-election.[1]
Qualifications
To serve on this court, a judge must be:
Chief judge
Judges of the Georgia Court of Appeals serve as chief judge on generally a two-year rotating basis, based on seniority. The chief judge of the court has the authority given by statute to appoint a presiding judge for each of the five divisions of the court.[2]
Vacancies
If a vacancy appears on the court, the position is filled by assisted appointment. The governor chooses an appointee from a list of qualified candidates compiled by the judicial nominating commission. As of March 2023, the judicial nominating commission consisted of 35 members, each appointed by the governor. For each court vacancy, the commission recommends candidates, but the governor is not bound to the commission's choices and may choose to appoint a judge not found on the list.[3] If appointed, an interim judge must run in the next general election held at least six months after the appointment, and, if confirmed by voters, he or she may finish the rest of the predecessor's term.[1][4][5]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Georgia," archived October 2, 2014
- ↑ Georgia Court of Appeals, "History," accessed May 18, 2014
- ↑ American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Georgia; Judicial Nominating Commissions," archived October 2, 2014
- ↑ Governor Brian Kemp, "Executive Order," accessed March 29, 2023
- ↑ Governor Brian Kemp, "Gov. Kemp Names 35 to Judicial Nominating Commission," October 27, 2021
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