Charles Lyons wins Superior Court judge seat in runoff election
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - A close race in the primaries has eyes on the runoff for the Superior Court Judge seat.
The seat was made available after Judge Daniel Craig announced his retirement.
Charles Lyons won the seat with 65% of votes, while Matt Matson had 35% of votes.
Lyons and Matson were candidates in the runoff for the bench post after coming within less than 4,000 votes between the two.
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Lyons has had a practice in Augusta for almost 40 years. He ran for against Judge Jesse Stone in the last election.
“The main thing is working for the people. Because I believe that the community, the citizens of Burke and Richmond counties, that they deserve a judge who has a reputation for working hard, and not one that someone looks the game when they reach the bench,” said Lyons.
This is Matson’s first election. He served as a clerk for the superior court after graduating law school.
“I got to see 70 different kinds of cases and just getting to see how they dealt with them. You know, being respectful to everyone, no matter what walk of life, what brings you into court. Just just there calm demeanor, and ability to deal with all kinds of different issues,” said Matson.
Matson worked for Judge Brown and Judge Overstreet while as a clerk.
Lyons’ son also serves as the Chief Deputy Clerk in Augusta.
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