Georgia Governor Kemp Announces Three Judicial Appointments
Georgia Governor Brian Kemp announced three judicial appointments on Nov. 7. Thomas County State Court Judge Paul Cook was appointed to the Superior Court of the Middle Judicial Circuit, filling a new seat created by HB 1215 (Act 450) passed by the legislature in its 2026 session; Columbus Recorder's Court Chief Judge David Ranieri and attorney Alex Shalishali were appointed to the Muscogee County State Court, filling the vacancy left by Andy Prather's resignation and a new seat created by HB 1258 (Act 661), respectively. Cook has served as Thomas County State Court judge since January 2021, sits as a municipal court judge in six cities, and runs the Cook Law Firm in Vidalia; he earned his law degree from Thomas M. Cooley Law School in 1997. Ranieri served more than 21 years in the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General's Corps prosecuting misdemeanors and felonies, and earned his law degree from Mercer University in 1988. Shalishali has practiced at Page, Scranton since 2012, serves as Dougherty County solicitor, earned his law degree from the University of Georgia in 2012, and has been named a Georgia Super Lawyers Rising Star five times.
(Source: Georgia Governor's Office)
Source: Georgia Governor's Office
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