One of Gov. Nathan Deal’s key advisers on judicial appointments is making a push for more minority and female lawyers to be nominated for a pack of state Court of Appeals vacancies.

Randy Evans, the co-chairman of Deal’s Judicial Nominating Commission, said Monday that in the week since the panel announced it was seeking nominees, “I got a little worried” that the growing pool of candidates could lack diversity.

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