Ga. judge won't be re-nominated to federal post

ATLANTA (AP) Georgia's senators say they're disappointed that the president won't re-nominate Georgia Court of Appeals Judge Michael Boggs for a federal post. <br /> <br /> Republican U.S. Sens. Johnny Isakson and Saxby Chambliss issued a joint statement Wednesday saying President Barack Obama's chief of staff told them in November that Judge Michael Boggs wouldn't be re-nominated to serve in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. <br /> <br /> Boggs was a Democratic state lawmaker roughly a decade ago and represented Waycross. Democrats opposed Obama's selection of Boggs last year, highlighting positions he took as a state lawmaker on abortion, same-sex marriage and the Confederate flag. <br /> <br /> Isakson and Chambliss recommended Boggs to serve in federal court to fill one of several vacancies on the bench.

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