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A day after Georgia Court of Appeals Presiding Judge G. Alan Blackburn announced his intention to retire on June 30, the three candidates who had announced their intention to seek his seat in November are circumspect as they wait to see whether Gov. Sonny Perdue will move to appoint a successor or let the matter be decided by the voters.

Gov. Sonny Perdue named Frank C. Jones the pro bono Special Attorney General to direct Georgia’s participation in challenging health care reform recently passed by Congress.

A proposal to streamline Georgia’s muddled case law on noncompete agreements and to let judges alter disputed employment contracts that contain such agreements has received initial approval from a legislative committee.

ATLANTA — Governor Sonny Perdue announced today the formation of the Nominating Committee for Georgia’s Child Advocate. Georgia code requires the appointment of a nominating committee to recommend at least three candidates to serve as advocate. The position is open due to the resignation of current advocate Tom Rawlings, who will serve as the director of the International Justice Mission in Guatemala.

Legislation to impose new taxes on metro Atlanta hospitals will likely be a flash point in the upcoming General Assembly session as Georgia grapples with a ballooning Medicaid shortfall.

Gov. Sonny Perdue has announced that he has promoted Nels S.D. Peterson to be his new executive counsel, following Joshua B. Belinfante’s departure for private practice last week.

Professional Travel Guide LLC may shut down by the end of this month amid a lawsuit from its minority investors who say company executives and its main backer defrauded them, VentureWire has learned.