Gov. Nathan Deal expanded the state Court of Appeals yesterday by swearing in three newly-appointed judges: Nels Peterson, Amanda Mercier and Brian Rickman. Expanding the court from 12 to 15 judges gives it a better conservative, constitutionalist tilt. “As our state continues to grow, the demands of the court also grow,” he says. Next on Deal’s judicial agenda during the General Assembly session will be legislation adding two justices to the state Supreme Court. That would mean, for the first time in modern Peach State history, a Republican-appointed majority. Governor Deal’s impact on the judiciary continues to RISE…
City has entire police force resign
The small town of Milner (population 1,000) in Lamar County, about 45 minutes southeast of Atlanta, saw its police chief and all five officers resign due to a a “lack of trust in the city council and mayor.” Chief Lamar Bunn accused Mayor Craig Timmons of placing a tracker on his personal truck as part of an odd saga that led to the resignations. Milner city officials say they’ll likely push to unincorporate, since the police were about the only service the county didn’t provide. The odd circumstances have Milner and its residents SINKING…
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