Women won both Georgia Superior Court judge seats up for grabs in today's nonpartisan primary election, where they each faced men.

(L-R)Judge Sonja N. Brown, of Cobb County Magistrate Court and James K. Luttrell of Canton, GA.. Courtesy photos (L-R) Judge Sonja N. Brown, of Cobb County Magistrate Court and James K. Luttrell of Canton, GA. Courtesy photos

In the Southern Judicial Circuit, where two attorneys were battling to fill retiring Judge James Hardy's seat, Catherine Mims Smith defeated William Whitesell with 55.30% of the vote, with all precincts reporting, according to the secretary of state's website. The circuit includes Brooks, Colquitt, Echols, Lowndes and Thomas counties. Smith works as the circuit's senior assistant district attorney, and Whitesell, a former prosecutor, owns his own law firm.