Nels S.D. Peterson was unanimously elected to become the next chief justice, and Sarah Hawkins Warren will be the next ...

Georgia’s Supreme Court justices on Thursday unanimously elected Presiding Justice Nels Peterson as the next leader of the state’s highest court.

Chief justices lead the state's judicial branch and are selected for a single four-year term. They serve as the voice of the court and the state's entire judiciary and preside over the high court's ...