Chief Justice Harold Melton’s announcement that he will leave the Supreme Court of Georgia in July puts pressure on Gov. Brian Kemp to choose a Black replacement for the only African American on the nine-member court.

Brian Kemp, Governor of the State of Georgia. (Photo: John Disney/ALM) Gov. Brian Kemp. (Photo: John Disney/ALM)

Black people make up 32.6% of the Georgia population, according to 2019 census figures.

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