Its time again for voting in Georgia. Today, the runoff voters will decide who will hold office in the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeals, plus a number of Superior Court judgeships, school board seats and other local offices. Some important information before you go to the polls:
Statewide Races
Georgia Supreme Court:
Tamela "Tammy" Adkins
Age: 47
College: Meredith College
Law school: University of Bridgeport School of Law in Connecticut
Professional: Adkins Law, a family law practice in Lawrenceville
David Nahmias (incumbent)
Age: 46
College: Duke University (summa cum laude)
Law school: Harvard University (magna cum laude)
Professional: Former law clerk for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia; lawyer with Hogan & Hartson in Washington; assistant U.S. attorney in Atlanta; U.S. Justice Department in Washington; U.S. attorney in Atlanta, 2004-09.
State Court of Appeals:
Antoinette "Toni" Davis
Age: 59
College: University of North Carolina
Law school: University of Georgia
Professional: Former staff attorney for the Georgia Supreme Court (1980-1994); private attorney, most recently for Atlanta firm Boone & Stone, specializing in trial preparation and appellate briefs.
Chris McFadden
Age: 53
College: Oglethorpe University
Law school: University of Georgia
Professional: Sole practitioner since 1988; co-founded and led State Bar of Georgia's Appellate Practice Section; co-authored the book "Georgia Appellate Practice"; president-elect of the Atlanta Bar Association.
Cobb County: State Court -- Division II, Post 1
Angela Brown
Jason Fincher
Both competing for the nonpartisan seat formerly held by Judge Nancy Campbell
In the general election, Brown led with 41 percent of the vote and Fincher got 32 percent.
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