Georgia’s governor has announced his pick to fill a vacant seat on the state’s highest court. Republican Gov. Brian Kemp said Tuesday in a news release that he intends to appoint Fulton County Superior Court Judge Shawn Ellen LaGrua to fill the Georgia Supreme Court seat.
It was vacated last month by Keith Blackwell. Before taking the bench in Fulton County, LaGrua served as the inspector general in the secretary of state’s office when Kemp held that position. She also was the DeKalb County solicitor general and worked as a prosecutor in several judicial circuits in the state.
