Former U.S. Rep. Bob Barr is Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp’s likely pick to fill a position opening July 1 on the state’s judicial watchdog commission, according to two State Bar of Georgia officials.

Barr—a former U.S. attorney and the Libertarian Party’s 2008 presidential nominee—was added at the request of Kemp’s staff to a list of lawyers the bar recommended to replace Athens attorney Edward Tolley on the state Judicial Qualifications Commission. Kemp’s request to add Barr was confirmed by Ken Hodges—now a judge on the state Court of Appeals—and Dentons partner Edward Lindsey, chairman of the bar’s JQC nominations committee.

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