It was only after Fulton County Juvenile Court Chief Judge Bradley Boyd returned to town after taking some time off that he found himself at the center of a local lawyer’s campaign to place more black male judges on the court.
“I just sort of walked into all this when I got back from vacation,” said Boyd, whose decision to appoint a white male to a seat that opened up when a black female judge moved into one formerly held by a black man came under very public fire by Atlanta attorney Antavius Weems. “I saw the story in the Daily Report and said, ‘Well, my vacation’s definitely over,’” Boyd added with a laugh.
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