Citing "racist and disrespectful behavior to court staff," two judges have banned an Atlanta divorce lawyer from coming to the fifth floor of the DeKalb County Courthouse without being escorted by a sheriff's deputy. Paul R. Koehler, who is white, acknowledged in an interview that he had addressed an African-American court staffer as a "little monkey" but said he thought he was speaking to someone else he knew. He says he has apologized and won't appeal the order.
July 30, 2008 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
Citing “racist and disrespectful behavior to court staff,” two judges have banned an Atlanta divorce lawyer from coming to the fifth floor of the DeKalb County Courthouse without an escort.
In their July 15 order, DeKalb Superior Court Chief Judge Anne Workman and Judge Gregory A. Adams refer to “events occurring on July 14, 2008,” for their unusual limit on Paul R. Koehler’s access to the fifth floor, where the judges have chambers.
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