Three justices of the Supreme Court of Georgia  reaffirmed Tuesday that the entire bench will not step away from an election fight over Justice Keith Blackwell’s seat. 

It took Chief Justice Harold Melton, Presiding Justice David Nahmias and Justice Sarah Warren  less than four hours to rule that they will not recuse from hearing appeals by former U.S. Rep. John Barrow and former state Rep. Beth Beskin, whose efforts to run for Blackwell’s post have been thwarted by the state.

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