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  AJC Endorses Sears (GA-SCourt)
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Last EditedReporting for Duty  Jul 17, 2004 11:15am
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News DateSaturday, July 17, 2004 06:00:00 AM UTC0:0
DescriptionOne candidate who filled out the questionnaire is Grant Brantley, who is challenging incumbent state Supreme Court Justice Leah Sears. His answers to the questions, as well as his comments and behavior during televised debates during the campaign, scream bigotry and hatred. He is all but promising to rule with the Christian Coalition's position on any case that might come before him. He points at Sears and hollers "activist" and "liberal" and says she's in favor of gay marriage, even though she has never ruled in a case involving that divisive issue.

Sears, on the other hand, is running a principled campaign, pointing to her actually rather conservative record on the high court, where she has served since 1992 and is now presiding judge. She points out that she has ruled with the court majority in 95 percent of the cases in which it has upheld the death penalty. She has authored more than 750 opinions for the court, and is ranked "well-qualified" or "qualified" by 78 percent of Georgia Bar Association lawyers. Fewer than half the lawyers rank Brantley that highly.

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