ATLANTA —
Georgia Supreme Court Justice David Nahmias won a runoff election Tuesday to keep his post on the state’s top court, while attorney Chris McFadden pulled off a come-from-behind win for a seat on the state Appeals Court.
Unofficial returns showed Nahmias winning 67 percent of the vote compared to 33 percent for Lawrenceville attorney Tammy Lynn Adkins with 95 percent of precincts reporting in the nonpartisan race.
Nahmias, 46, beat Adkins, 47, in the Nov. 2 general election but was forced into a runoff since he did not receive the 50 percent plus one vote required by law.
Republican Gov. Sonny Perdue appointed Nahmias to the bench in August 2009 to replace retiring Chief Justice Leah Ward Sears.
During the campaign, Nahmias touted his credentials as a former clerk for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. He also served as a leading terrorism prosecutor in the U.S. Justice Department until President George W. Bush appointed him U.S. attorney in Atlanta in 2004.
Read more about it in today's edition of The Times.
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