A day after Georgia Court of Appeals Presiding Judge G. Alan Blackburn announced his intention to retire on June 30, the three candidates who had announced their intention to seek his seat in November are circumspect as they wait to see whether Gov. Sonny Perdue will move to appoint a successor or let the matter be decided by the voters.
“I’ve worked in the governor’s office before,” said Enotah Circuit District Attorney N. Stanley Gunter, who served as an assistant executive counsel under Gov. Joe Frank Harris. “I know the governor has a lot of factors to consider, and he needs to do what he feels is best.”
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