Georgia judges urged to test for COVID-19 after conference

Judges across Georgia are being urged to get tested for COVID-19 after a colleague found out upon returning home from a judicial conference last week that she had contracted the virus.

The conference, held at the Jekyll Island Convention Center, attracted scores of Superior Court judges, judicial staff and five state Supreme Court justices.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution is not disclosing the name of the judge who tested positive out of respect for her privacy. The judge, who has been fully vaccinated since April, contracted a breakthrough case of COVID-19.

Superior Court Judge Wade Padgett of the Augusta Judicial Circuit, who is president of the Council of Superior Court Judges, said some judges are experiencing symptoms of the virus but have tested negative in same-day tests that give rapid results. They are awaiting the results of additional testing, he said.

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