Yesterday, Governor Nathan Deal appointed Georgia’s Solicitor General, Sarah Hawkins Warren, to fill the seat of former GA Supreme Court Justice Britt Grant, who now is with the U.S. 11th Circuit. She was on the list provided by the Judicial Nominating Commission prepared to replace retiring Chief Justice Harris Hines. Governor Deal has extended the
This morning, Governor Nathan Deal announced that he has appointed Georgia’s Solicitor General Sarah Hawkins Warren to fill the vacancy of Justice Britt Grant, who was recently confirmed by the U.S. Senate to join the 11th Circuit Court. From the Governor’s press release: Warren currently serves as the solicitor general in the Office of the
This week’s Courier Herald column: It was not quite a year ago when Amazon launched its search for a second global headquarters location. Visions of landing up to 50,000 new high paying jobs have established a quest from Governors, Mayors, Chambers of Commerce in an economic development super bowl. The eventual winner gets huge bragging
It’s Teri’s Birthday. That’s Representative Anulewicz if you’re being formal and all. And, she’s in Junior League, so we must start out with formalities, lest I get a “Bless your heart” added to the thank you note this post will generate on personalized, lilac-scented stationary. Since Teri started here, she’s gone from “non-partisan City Councilwoman
This week’s Courier Herald column: Roughly 25 miles of Texas interstate highway has started making a stir in social media in Georgia and Alabama. Interstate 14 currently runs between Fort Hood and Belton Texas, just north of the Austin metro area. A few students from Georgia and Alabama operating at the “Youth Infrastructure Coalition” have
I miss some of our contributors’ birthdays when they happen on weekends. I try to minimize my social media usage and attempt to be a real person now in an effort to feign sanity. And….it appears I missed Pat Malone’s birthday yesterday. Y’all know him as “Irish Pat”. Pat is “retired”, and yet, not so
This week’s Courier Herald column: It’s that time of year again. School buses are slowing down morning commutes and freshmen are moving into university dorms. That means it’s also time for my annual charge to those who have just entered college or those shopping for higher education options to ask themselves what they are going
A brief refresher. In 2014, Georgia’s legislature passed and Governor Deal signed a “move over, slowpoke” law. It was designed and written specifically to make slower traffic move right, regardless of speed. That’s right. If you’re “going the speed limit”, you can (AND SHOULD) be ticketed if you don’t yield to faster traffic in the
The Georgia Judicial Nominating Commission has sent a short list of nominees for the Georgia Supreme Court to Governor Nathan Deal. Per their press release, the list is officially for the seat of retiring Chief Justice Harris Hines. The Senate Confirmation of Justice Britt Grant leaves Governor Deal two appointments that could be from this
The primary season is now officially over. David Shafer, in an email to supporters, has indicated he will not seek the recount he is legally entitled to, and says “it is time to unite behind our Republican nominees.” His full email is as follows: The Good Lord has a plan for each one of us.
