Georgia Supreme Court Chief Justice Michael P. Boggs said in his State of the Judiciary address on Feb. 7 that the state’s current pay scale makes it more difficult to hire and retain top tier lawyers, judges and other court personnel. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder
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