Atlanta, August 22, 2018 – Chief Justice P. Harris Hines has issued the following statement in response to Gov. Nathan Deal’s announcement today that he has appointed Solicitor General Sarah Hawkins Warren as a justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia:
“On behalf of the Supreme Court of Georgia, I congratulate Sarah Hawkins Warren on her appointment to our Court, and I congratulate Governor Deal for this outstanding selection. Solicitor General Warren is eminently qualified for the job and will make a superb addition to this state’s highest Court.”
Her appointment will fill the vacancy left by former Justice Britt Grant who was recently confirmed as a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit.
