Chief Judge C. Andrew “Andy” Fuller of the Northeastern Judicial Circuit has been designated to serve in place of state Supreme Court Justice Michael P. Boggs Monday when the court hears an appeal in a Fulton County case.
The State is appealing a Georgia Court of Appeals decision that upholds a Fulton County court’s modification of a juvenile’s sentence by shortening the amount of time he will spend in prison. In addition to hearing arguments, Judge Fuller will participate in the high court’s decision.
Fuller, 63, was appointed to the Northeastern Judicial Circuit, which includes Dawson and Hall counties, by then-Governor Zell Miller in 1993.
According to a state Supreme Court press release, designated judges are appointed when a justice must recuse himself or herself from a particular case. The court maintains a list of select judges from around the state and when the need arises, appoints the next judge on the list.
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