Chief Justice David E. Nahmias today issued the following statement in response to Gov. Brian Kemp’s appointment of Judge Verda M. Colvin to the Supreme Court of Georgia:
“The Supreme Court congratulates and welcomes Judge Colvin. Given her background and experience, including many years as a Court of Appeals and trial court judge, we are confident that she is eminently qualified to serve on the state’s highest court.”
Judge Colvin has served most recently on the Georgia Court of Appeals, the state’s intermediate appellate court, to which she was appointed by Gov. Kemp in 2020. Her appointment to the Supreme Court will fill the vacancy left by former Chief Justice Harold D. Melton, who retired on July 1.