Georgia Supreme Court

You will be asked to vote for one judge for each seat. There are two seats for this judicial position.

Seat #1

Elizabeth Beskin

  • Served on the Judicial Nominating Commission and worked in the Attorney General’s office fighting waste fraud and abuse

  • Practiced law for 30 years

  • Currently a partner at Freeman, Mathis & Gary; served as an Assistant Attorney General in the Georgia Department of Law, Medicaid Fraud Division.

  • Serve as state representative for House District 54 in the Georgia General Assembly from 2015 to 2019.

  • Has practiced family law, insurance defense, ERISA litigation and various cases for the plaintiff as well as the defense.

Charlie Bethel (Incumbent)

  • Law clerk on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia

  • Practiced law in Dalton and spent over a decade in the flooring industry in executive and legal capacities.

  • Serve as an Alderman for the City of Dalton and later served three terms in the Georgia State Senate.

  • Served as appointed judge on the Georgia Court of Appeals

  • Current appointed ustice on the Supreme Court of GA as of September 2018.

  • Endorsed by Gov. Brian Kemp

Born in Athens, Charlie was raised in Dalton, a place he and his family still call home. He and his wife, Lynsey, have three children and are active members of the First Baptist Church of Dalton.

Seat #2

Hal Moroz

Hal Moroz is an Attorney and Counselor at Law, who served as an Assistant District Attorney, a County Judge, and a city Chief Judge in the great State of Georgia. His practice in the law has ranged from prosecuting criminals on behalf of the State of Georgia to representing American military veterans in courts up to and including the Supreme Court of the United States. He is not currently in the private practice of law. He has received diplomas from the University of the District of Columbia School of Law, St. John's University (Graduate Study in International Law & Diplomacy), and The U.S. Army Command & General Staff College.

  • Experience

  • Common Sense: Respect verdict of juries

  • Justice: Avoid judicial activism and practice judicial restraint

Sarah Hawkins Warren (Incumbent)

Sarah graduated from Duke, then worked as Deputy Press Secretary for the White House Office of Management and Budget before returning to Duke for law school. Sarah received her J.D., magna cum laude, from Duke University School of Law, where she served as Editor in Chief of Law and Contemporary Problems and on the Executive Committee of the Federalist Society. She lives in Atlanta with her husband, Blaise, and their two children.

  • Promote the independence of the judiciary, avoid judicial activism

  • Maintain judicial impartiality and avoid bias

  • Support US and GA Constitution