Nels S.D. Peterson, an East Cobb resident who has served on the Georgia Supreme Court since 2016, has been named the body’s Chief Justice. He succeeds Michael Boggs, who announced earlier this week he ...

Nels Peterson has been unanimously elected as the new chief justice of Georgia's Supreme Court, effective April 1, following ...

The justices on the Georgia Supreme Court have unanimously elected Presiding Justice Nels S.D. Peterson to be the state’s ...

Georgia Supreme Court leadership is changing hands, with a new Chief Justice chosen unanimously by his peers on Thursday.

ATLANTA — Georgia’s Supreme Court justices on Thursday unanimously elected a new top judge for the state.

Georgia’s Supreme Court justices on Thursday unanimously elected Presiding Justice Nels Peterson as the next leader of the state’s highest court.

Georgia Supreme Court Chief Justice Michael Boggs is the latest on the state's high court to announce his resignation before his elected term expires.

Boggs revealed his decision to step down in a letter to Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R-GA), citing “increasing family and personal obligations.” ...

Georgia Supreme Court Chief Justice Michael P. Boggs announces he will resign from the court on March 31, 2025.

The chief justice of the Georgia Supreme Court announced on Tuesday that he will be stepping down from the bench at the end ...