Cobb County Juvenile Court Judge Gregory Poole defeated two other candidates to fill a rare open seat on the Cobb Superior Court bench, the biggest win on a busy election day for the legal community.

Cobb County Superior Court Judge Reuben Green held onto his job, defeating close challenger Nathan Wade. Cobb County has a new district attorney, Marietta lawyer Vic Reynolds, who defeated Cindi Yeager, while two candidates for Superior Court Clerk — Rebecca Keaton and John Skelton — are headed for a runoff Aug. 21.

In the superior court race, Poole won 49,797 votes – 51.28 percent – to take the job without a runoff. Cobb County State Court Judge Roland Castellanos came in second with 25,537 votes – 26.3 percent. Running third was Cobb County Assistant District Attorney Van Pearlberg, with 21,549 votes, or 22.19 percent, according to the

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