Tallapoosa Judicial Circuit Chief Judge Meng Lim on the left, and attorney Andrew B. Roper of Cedartown, GA on the right. Courtesy photos Tallapoosa Judicial Circuit Chief Judge Meng Lim, left, and Andrew B. Roper of Cedartown, GA, right. Courtesy photos
The results are in. More than a dozen challengers attempted to unseat Georgia supreme and superior court judges, but only one succeeded.
Chief Judge Meng Lim of the Tallapoosa Judicial Circuit Superior Court Chief Judge Meng Lim of the Tallapoosa Judicial Circuit Superior Court
Securing 59.14% of the vote as of 12:30 PM Wednesday, Cedartown lawyer Andrew B. Roper has unseated incumbent Chief Judge Meng H. Lim for his Tallapoosa Judicial Circuit seat on the superior court bench. "While disappointed in the results, I am grateful for the outpouring of support," said Chief Judge Lim Wednesday. "From Cambodian refugee to Superior Court Judge, I really have lived the American Dream, and serving this community has been my highest and greatest honor." Meanwhile, 12 other challengers fell short of the votes needed to oust incumbent Supreme Court of Georgia Justice Verda M. Colvin, and sitting superior court judges in the Alapaha, Atlanta, Augusta, Cobb, Douglas, Flint, Gwinnett and Southern judicial circuits. |

Winning Incumbents

Unlike the Tallapoosa Judicial Circuit upset where incumbent Chief Judge Meng H. Lim failed to fend off a second challenge by Cedartown attorney Andrew B. Roper, a dozen other incumbents succeeded in securing re-election to their seats on various superior court benches.

See Who Kept Their Seat On The Bench

After succeeding in keeping her high court seat, Supreme Court of Georgia Justice Verda M. Colvin celebrated voters Wednesday.

WINNER: Supreme Court of Georgia Justice Verda M. Colvin, left. DEFEATED: Veronica E. Brinson of Macon, right. Courtesy photos.
"I would like to thank Georgia for a resounding victory," Colvin said. "Winning every county in our State and securing over 1 million votes is the honor of a lifetime. I recognize this seat belongs to you, each citizen. I vow to continue to work with integrity and in excellence." Challenger Veronica Brinson also shared thoughts. "I didn't have the money to win, but I had the fortitude to try," Brinson said. "I became the first woman and minority to formally seek this position via election without first being appointed." |

Notable Races

Judge Chuck Eaton of the Atlanta Judicial Circuit on the left, Associate Judge Shalanda Miller of the Fulton County Juvenile Court on the right. WINNNER: Incumbent Atlanta Judicial Circuit Judge Chuck Eaton, left. DEFEATED: Fulton County Juvenile Judge Shalanda Miller, right. Courtesy photos.

Two attention-grabbing, contested races in the Atlanta Judicial Circuit ended with both Fulton County Superior Court incumbents beating challengers at the polls.

With 96% of precincts reporting as of 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, election results posted online by the Georgia Secretary of State showed incumbent Judge Chuck Eaton projected to beat Fulton County Juvenile Judge Shalanda Miller with 57.53% of the vote. At the same time and with 64.87% of the vote, election results projected incumbent Judge Paige Reese Whitaker as victorious in protecting her seat on the superior court bench challenged by Associate Judge Allyson R. Pitts.

WINNER: Incumbent Douglas Judicial Circuit Judge Cynthia Adams, left. DEFEATED: attorneys Corey Martin, center, and Ryan Williams, left. Courtesy photos.

Meanwhile in the Douglas Judicial Circuit race, voters re-elected incumbent Judge Cynthia Adams to another term, but not before also voting for a candidate no longer in the race. Adams beat out Douglasville attorney challengers Corey Martin of Martin & Associates and, technically, Ryan C. Williams of The Ryan C. Williams Law Firm in Atlanta.