{"id":2406905,"date":"2025-02-26T11:07:01","date_gmt":"2025-02-26T16:07:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/georgia-supreme-court-chief-justice-to-step-down\/"},"modified":"2025-02-26T11:09:13","modified_gmt":"2025-02-26T16:09:13","slug":"georgia-supreme-court-chief-justice-to-step-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/georgia-supreme-court-chief-justice-to-step-down\/","title":{"rendered":"Georgia Supreme Court chief justice to step down"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgeorgia-supreme-court-chief-justice-to-step-down%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2406905&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>chief Justice Michael Boggs of\u200c the Georgia Supreme Court has announced \u2064his resignation,effective at \u200dthe \u2064end\u200c of March,citing increasing family and personal obligations. In a letter \u200bto\u200d Governor Brian Kemp, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">boggs expressed \u2062gratitude<\/a> for the opportunity to\u200c serve on the court and highlighted the \u2063importance \u200dof his family\u2064 commitments after his wife retired from teaching. He originally \u200cjoined the \u200dcourt in 2016 and became <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-senate-judiciary-committee-confirms-amy-coney-barrett-for-supreme-court-democrats-boycott-committee-vote\/\" title=\"BREAKING: Senate Judiciary Committee Confirms Amy Coney Barrett for ... -- Democrats Boycott Committee Vote\">chief justice<\/a> \u2064in 2022 after being reelected for another six-year\u2064 term.his resignation creates \u200ban appointment \u2062opportunity for \u200bGovernor Kemp,\u200d marking the fifth vacancy\u200c he will fill\u2063 on the nine-member court. The next chief justice will be chosen by majority vote \u2063among current justices, and \u200bBoggs&#8217;s term was set to\u200b expire in 2030.\u2062 governor Kemp thanked Boggs for his service and noted his contributions to justice in \u200bGeorgia.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Georgia Supreme Court chief justice to step down, leaving appointment opening for Kemp<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2015964\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/georgia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Georgia<\/a> Supreme <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/courts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Court<\/a> Chief Justice Michael Boggs announced he would resign at the end of March.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Boggs revealed his decision to step down in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gasupreme.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/CJ-Boggs-resignation-letter_signed.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">letter<\/a> to Gov. Brian Kemp (R-GA) on Tuesday, citing &ldquo;increasing family and personal obligations.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I consider it my greatest honor to have served as Chief Justice, and I will be forever grateful to Governor Nathan Deal and the citizens of Georgia for affording me this privilege to serve,&rdquo; he wrote in an announcement that came less than a year after voters reelected him to another six-year term.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;My wife recently retired from full-time teaching, and we have increasing family and personal obligations at home in South Georgia that make this change the right decision for us,&rdquo; he continued.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Boggs was first appointed to serve on the court in 2016. He was reelected twice before rising to become chief justice in 2022.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>His resignation means Kemp will have a chance to fill the position on the judicial bench with an appointee who will complete Boggs&rsquo;s remaining term, which will expire at the end of 2030. The appointment will mark the fifth spot on the nine-member court the governor has filled after previously appointing Justices Verda Colvin, Shawn Ellen LaGrua, Carla McMillian, and Andrew Pinson.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Georgia Supreme Court Chief Justice Michael Boggs and Justice Sarah Warren listen to oral arguments from attorney Elizabeth Young, representing the secretary of state, at the Supreme Court in Atlanta on Sept. 24, 2024. (Arvin Temkar\/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Supreme Court justices will select the court&rsquo;s next chief justice by majority vote.&nbsp;In Georgia, new justices on the Supreme Court are almost always appointed by the governor to fill a vacancy. At the end of each six-year term, justices must be reelected by voters.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/govkemp\/status\/1894495614270148941?s=46\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">post on X<\/a>, Kemp expressed gratitude to Boggs &ldquo;for his contributions to our state and service on the highest court in Georgia.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3244202\/trump-impoundment-federal-bureaucracy-trigger-supreme-court-battle\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>TRUMP&rsquo;S VOW TO USE &lsquo;IMPOUNDMENT&rsquo; SETS UP SUPREME COURT CLASH<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Throughout his career, he has endeavored to uphold the fair and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/merrick-garland-pledges-to-investigate-prosecute-capitol-rioters\/\" title=\"Merrick Garland Pledges To Investigate, Prosecute Capitol Rioters\">equal justice<\/a> that defines our courts, and his impact will continue to be felt as he enters this next chapter,&rdquo; Kemp said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3326070\/michigan-supreme-court-justice-resignation-paves-way-whitmer-expand-liberal-majority\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"> resignation of Michigan&rsquo;s Supreme Court chief justice<\/a> also recently paved the way for the state&rsquo;s governor to appoint a new member ideologically aligned with her Democratic administration. 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Gretchen Whitmer (D-MI) the ability to stack the court with a liberal supermajority.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2015964\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2015964\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Georgia Supreme Court Chief Justice Michael Boggs will resign in March, creating an appointment opportunity for Gov. 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