Clark v. Deal (And Vice Versa)

In the Supreme Court of Georgia Decided: April 26, 2016 S16A0559. CLARK et al. v. DEAL, GOVERNOR et al. S16X0560. DEAL, GOVERNOR v. CLARK et al. MELTON, Justice. In this action, John Clark, Ivory Kenneth Dious, Francys Johnson, Jr., Henry C. Ficklin, and Darryl A. Momon (collectively referred to as “Clark”) contend that Amanda H. Mercier, Nels S.D. Peterson, and Brian M. Rickman have no right to hold office as judges on our Court of Appeals.1 Specifically, Clark contends that these new judges were improperly appointed by Governor Nathan Deal. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm the…