Georgia’s governor on Tuesday announced his pick to fill a vacant seat on the state’s highest court.
Gov. Brian Kemp said in a news release that he intends to appoint Fulton County Superior Court Judge Shawn LaGrua to fill the Georgia Supreme Court seat vacated last month by Keith Blackwell. The vacancy spawned a legal fight after Blackwell announced his retirement earlier this year.
“I am honored to appoint Judge Shawn Ellen LaGrua to the Supreme Court of Georgia,” Kemp said in the release. “Judge LaGrua has spent a 30-year career serving her fellow Georgians, and I am confident that she will bring a wealth of knowledge and experience to the bench.”
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