The Daily Citizen, Dalton, GA

State News

June 29, 2009

Task of vetting Ga. Supreme Court nominee to begin

ATLANTA (AP) — The Judicial Nominating Commission begins the task on Monday of finding candidates to recommend to fill a vacancy on the Georgia Supreme Court.

The commission, headed by former state Attorney General Michael Bowers, will interview the 38 candidates to replace Chief Justice Leah Ward Sears, who is stepping down. Presiding Justice Carol Hunstein will take her spot as the court’s chief judge.

The commission plans to hold 20-minute interviews with each applicant, then send a handful of recommendations to Gov. Sonny Perdue.

State News
  • House, Senate OK water conservation bills

    Identical water conservation bills cleared both chambers of the state Legislature on Wednesday, an overture designed to help the state in negotiating a deal with Florida and Alabama over water rights.

    March 11, 2010

  • Attorney: Pa. officers with Roethlisberger at club

    Two off-duty Pennsylvania law enforcement officers were with Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger at the Georgia nightclub where a woman accused him of sexual assault, and the two men didn’t see anything inappropriate, an attorney for one of them said Wednesday.

    March 11, 2010

  • System to defend the poor still reeling

    Georgia’s public defender system is still trying to recover its financial footing five years after a courthouse gunman racked up a $3 million taxpayer-funded defense tab on the way to his conviction.

    March 11, 2010

  • Rainy weather continues

    Rain is continuing to fall across Georgia, and a few counties remain under a flood warning.

    March 11, 2010

  • Lawyers: Respect Roethlisberger accuser’s privacy

    Attorneys for the woman who accuses Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger of sexual assault said that she did the right thing by going to police and asked for privacy in a statement Tuesday.

    March 10, 2010

  • Marines name kennel for slain dog handler

    An Albany military base is naming its kennel in honor of a Marine canine handler whose parents were allowed to adopt his bomb-sniffing dog after the young Marine was killed in Iraq.

    March 10, 2010

  • DOJ mulls reduction in Ga. city’s voter precincts

    An elections official in Columbus says the U.S. Department of Justice is expected to decide by April 26 whether to approve a plan to reduce the city’s voter precincts from 48 to 28.

    March 10, 2010

  • Missing teen found dead

    Authorities say the body of a 15-year-old McIntosh County boy was found in a rugged state wildlife management area after a 12-hour search.

    March 9, 2010

  • Officials launch campaign to combat meth use

    The Georgia Meth Project is launching a campaign to tackle the growing use of methamphetamine in Georgia, targeting teens who authorities say are becoming more likely to try the highly addictive drug.

    March 9, 2010

  • Committee approves bill expanding gun carry areas

    A bill that would allow gun owners with permits to carry firearms onto college campuses and into churches and bars has passed a key Senate committee.

    March 9, 2010

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