ATLANTA, Ga.—Georgia’s only contested State Supreme Court seat will remain in the same hands for another six years.
Justice Andrew Pinson on May 21 defeated former Democratic Congressman John Barrow, who campaigned heavily on abortion. The Associated Press called the race at 9:28 p.m. Eastern.
Justice Pinson considered his win proof that the people of Georgia still want a “nonpartisan independent judiciary.”
“I’m grateful to the people of Georgia, who—I think it’s clear from this election— gave a vote of confidence to a continued judiciary that will approach cases with an open mind, continue to be fair and impartial,” Justice Pinson said in an exclusive comment to The Epoch Times at his watch party in Atlanta….
