Updated at 1:55 p.m. Friday
Georgia Supreme Court Chief Justice Harold D. Melton announced Friday that he is stepping down July 1.
Melton said in a statement that he doesn’t yet know what he’ll do next, but that he is exploring opportunities “for the next season of life that will allow me to best serve our legal community and my extended family.”
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