Chief Justice Harold Melton (right) and presiding judge David Nahmias. (Photo: John Disney / ALM)
Two cases were on the calendar Wednesday – a DUI and a murder appeal – when the fully vaccinated Georgia Supreme Court gathered in person at the Nathan Deal Judicial Center for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began in March 2020 was an emotional farewell to Chief Justice Harold Melton.
Melton announced in February that he would retire in late June after serving 30 years in the state government. He said he didn’t know what to do next, but he and his wife would have all three children in college starting this fall and he would “explore opportunities for the next stage of life that will enable me to best serve “. our legal community and my extended family. “
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