In a defeat for a gubernatorial appointee, Clayton County voters ousted Superior Court Judge Kathryn “Katie” Powers Tuesday, choosing opponent Jewel Scott, the county’s onetime district attorney, to replace her.

With 100% of the vote counted, Scott tallied 23,224 ballots, or nearly  60% of the total. Powers, who was appointed to the bench by Gov. Nathan Deal in 2018, got 15,626 votes. Deal appointed her to the state court bench in 2017 before elevating her to the superior court.

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