Law Offices of Gary Martin Hays & Associates
P.C.
75 Ponce De Leon Ave NE Ste 101
Atlanta,
GA 30308(470) 294-1674
www.garymartinhays.com
By Committee on Judicial Ethics | October 8, 2024
(1) A judge who receives reliable information indicating a substantial likelihood that his/her co-judge has used a seemingly unaffiliated attorney to represent clients on certain cases that originated in their court, and arranged for those cases to be assigned to himself/herself, must report the co-judge to the Commission on Judicial Conduct. (2) If the judge further concludes, based on the information already known to him/her, that this seemingly unaffiliated attorney is an associate of the co-judge or is otherwise undertaking eviction work on behalf of the co-judge, the inquiring judge cannot accept eviction papers filed by that attorney. (3) The judge should consider whether he/she has received information indicating a substantial likelihood that the seemingly unaffiliated attorney has committed a substantial violation of the Rules of Professional Conduct; if so, the judge must take appropriate action.
By Isha Marathe | October 8, 2024
A panel of federal and state judges at Relativity Fest 2024 discussed how social media has resulted in a spike in harassment and threats against judges and their families. They called on lawyers and bar associations to help.
By Colleen Murphy | October 8, 2024
The judge "realizes and acknowledges that he should have ... given his conduct and their potential impact more thought."
By Adolfo Pesquera | October 8, 2024
Jennifer Bergman, the appointed special prosecutor and district attorney for neighboring Liberty County, made an offer to Gillam that she would dismiss the charge if he resigned office.
By Committee on Judicial Ethics | October 7, 2024
(1) A judge has no ethical duty to investigate allegations from the court attorney's former romantic partner about the court attorney's conduct before working for the judge. (2) Where the court attorney has admitted certain allegations which, in the judge's view, constitute substantial professional misconduct, the judge must take appropriate action. (3) With respect to other allegations of a more personal and private nature, the judge need not take any action unless the judge concludes he/she has received information indicating a substantial likelihood that the attorney has committed a substantial violation of Rules of Professional Conduct. (4) On these facts, the judge has no ethical obligation to report the court attorney to the grievance committee or terminate the court attorney's employment.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Aleeza Furman | October 7, 2024
"No other case in history of the Court of Judicial Discipline has involved such defiance post decision," the court ruled.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Joel Cohen | October 7, 2024
Khalid Shaikh Mohammed (KSM) may be the least sympathetic living figure in America— although he remains offshore (outside America). That's a fact designed to keep him away from American civilian courts.
By Marianna Wharry | October 4, 2024
"If respondent's colleagues had believed him, and had hired him based on his statements during the interview, it would have damaged the criminal justice system," the hearing board's report said.
By Charles Toutant | October 4, 2024
The judge approached a woman on the dance floor, "inappropriately dancing and gyrating towards her," which prompted her to leave the dance floor, the Advisory Committee on Judicial Conductv said. He followed her to the women's restroom and jammed his foot in the doorway, preventing her from closing the door, saying, "wait, wait, let's take a shot [of alcohol]," the ACJC said. After multiple complaints about his behavior, the judge was asked to leave, the ACJC said.
By Committee on Judicial Ethics | October 3, 2024
Where a Lieutenant in the sheriff's office serves on the town board: (1) a town justice is ordinarily disqualified, subject to remittal, in matters involving the Lieutenant and any deputy sheriffs under that Lieutenant's supervision; but (2) the judge need not disqualify if he/she is satisfied that a town board resolution or other legal requirement prohibits the Lieutenant from voting or participating in deliberations on any town court matters.
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