Former Gov. Zell Miller swore in Justice Harris Hines of Marietta to the No. 2 spot on the Georgia Supreme Court before a standing room-only crowd in the state Capitol on Thursday.
Miller also swore in Justice Hugh Thompson of Milledgeville as the high court’s chief justice.
As presiding justice, Hines is in charge of the court when Thompson is unavailable. Hines also sits on the Judicial Council, the governing body over Georgia’s court system. He will now chair that council’s policy committee, which examines legislation impacting the court system.
A number of Cobb Countians were present for the ceremony from U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson and Attorney General Sam Olens to former Gov. Roy Barnes and Marietta Mayor Steve Tumlin.
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