Good news for Long County Probate Court Judge Teresa L. Odum, whose political opponent has tried to unseat her via litigation: The Supreme Court of Georgia has tossed the election challenge that sought to overturn her nine-vote-margin victory.

"We are elated that the Supreme Court made the decision that it did," said Odum's attorney, Luke Moses of Jones Osteen & Jones in Hinesville. "It helps protect voters from being disenfranchised in the state, particularly those voters who vote by absentee ballot."

Justice Carla Wong McMillian of the Georgia Supreme Court. Photo: John Disney/ALM Justice Carla Wong McMillian of the Georgia Supreme Court. Photo: John Disney/ALM