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JQC may split up inquiries and trials
The state's judicial disciplinary agency-which acts as investigator, prosecutor, judge and jury when fielding ethics complaints against judges-is contemplating segregating its investigative responsibilities from its role in deciding how judges should be disciplined, including their removal from the bench. Judge John D.
Justices To Say If Ford Must Face Retrials In Crash Cases
A 5-5 vote by the Georgia Court of Appeals means that the state Supreme Court will have to decide whether Ford Motor Co.'s allegedly misleading answers to questions from plaintiffs' lawyers should force retrials in at least two product liability victories by the carmaker.
McKenna Long carves niche as charter school champion
Of the handful of Am Law 200 firms with practice groups dedicated to education, most focus on advising colleges and universities. Thanks to a confluence of events over the past five years, McKenna, Long & Aldridge has carved out a narrower niche: handling legal matters related to charter schools.Closing Time: Fletcher to Retire, Hunt to Scale Back
Jonathan [email protected] would-be judges: Touch up your rsums and check your political connections. Two plum bench seats-one on the Georgia Supreme Court and the other on the U.S. District Court-are set to open up next summer.Supreme Court Chief Justice Norman S. Fletcher, 70, told the Daily Report he plans to retire in June when his term as chief ends.JQC says judicial probe is about power misuse
The Judicial Qualifications Commission's most recent explanation for its investigation of South Georgia Judge Brooks E. Blitch III, who has been accused of misdirecting county funds and is the target of an FBI investigation and wiretap, is that his alleged transgressions are not about a misuse of money. Rather, they're about a misuse of power.High Court Strikes Down Texas Gay Sodomy Law
Tony [email protected] a dramatic declaration of the rights and status of gays in American society, a 6-3 majority of the Supreme Court on Thursday struck down a Texas same-sex sodomy law on due process grounds.In doing so, the Court took the rare step of sweeping aside a recent precedent: its controversial 1986 decision in Bowers v.JQC files charges after judge resigns
The state Judicial Qualifications Commission filed charges against Appalachian Circuit Superior Court Judge Oliver H. "Harry" Doss Jr. on Monday, accusing him of delaying for months, even years, before issuing rulings on motions, threatening attorneys and others, attacking staff, and using government funds to purchase laptop computers for his family members.TRENDING STORIES
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