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J. Robert Elliott in a later, undated portrait. He helped direct Herman Talmadge’s legislative succession fight in 1947.

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J. Robert Elliott: The man who made the motion

Before he was a federal judge, J. Robert Elliott helped put Herman Talmadge in the governor's office. His career runs from a disputed succession in Atlanta to courtrooms where Black Georgians sought their rights and William Calley challenged his conviction.

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