Macon's Dillard makes short list for Supreme Court

Maybe he's not the biggest name on the list, but he's ours. From the governor's office:

ATLANTA – Governor Sonny Perdue’s Judicial Nominating Commission (JNC) has submitted recommendations to fill the vacancy on the Supreme Court of Georgia. The vacancy on the court was created by the resignation of Chief Justice Leah Ward Sears. ...

The JNC submitted the following recommendations to fill the vacancy (listed in alphabetical order):

· Stephen Louis A. Dillard – Of Counsel, James, Bates, Pope & Spivey; Macon
· James P. Kelly III – Managing partner of Kelly Law Firm; Atlanta
· David E. Nahmias – U.S. Attorney; Northern District of Georgia
· Samuel D. Ozburn –Superior Court Judge; Alcovy Judicial Circuit
· William M. Ray II – Superior Court Judge; Gwinnett County
· Craig L. Schwall Sr. – Superior Court Judge; Fulton County
· Mary E. Staley – Superior Court Judge; Cobb County
· Benjamin W. Studdard III – State Court Chief Judge; Henry County
· Rocco E. Testani – Partner, Sutherland Asbill & Brennan; Atlanta

At 39, Dillard is the youngest of the nominees. He's also the only one from south of Henry County.

Ain't we got no other good lawyers in South and Middle Georgia?