Congratualations and thanks offered to Chief Justice Boggs on his recent retirement
Editor, The Times: On behalf of the State Bar of Georgia, I would like to offer congratulations and thanks to Chief Justice Michael P. Boggs of the Supreme Court of Georgia on his retirement from the bench March 31.
A graduate of Mercer University Walter F. George Law School and a member of the Georgia Bar since 1990, Justice Boggs began his legal career in private law practice, as a county attorney and special assistant attorney general. He entered public service as a member of the Georgia House of Representatives and the judiciary as a Superior Court judge for the Waycross Judicial Circuit and as a judge of the Court of Appeals of Georgia. He was appointed to the Supreme Court in December 2016 by then-Gov. Nathan Deal.
He was named by his fellow justices as chief justice in March 2022 and initiated ongoing efforts to improve judicial security, address Georgia’s civil justice gap and respond to the challenges and promises of generative artificial intelligence in the court system. Justice Boggs authored approximately 220 Supreme Court opinions and roughly 260 Court of Appeals opinions and orders during his influential tenure on the appellate bench. He also served as chair of the national steering committee of Justice Counts, which works to improve the availability and utility of criminal justice data in policymaking decisions, as chair of the Judicial Council of Georgia, and as a member of the Georgia Criminal Justice Reform Council and the Georgia Behavioral Health Reform and Innovation Commission.
During his service, Chief Justice Boggs was a valued partner to the State Bar of Georgia, offering thoughtful leadership and strategic insight in support of our mission to protect the public and enhance the quality of legal services. His commitment to datadriven decision making and his forward-thinking approach to issues such as access to justice and artificial intelligence were instrumental in advancing the legal profession in Georgia.
We salute Chief Justice Boggs on his exemplary career in public service and his many contributions to the betterment of our justice system. We wish him well in all future endeavors.
Ivy N. Cadle President, State Bar of Georgia
