When the head of a consortium of school districts suing the state withdrew its suit last week, it cited its inability to get a fair hearing in front of Fulton Superior Court Judge Craig Schwall. The problem He was appointed by a Republican governor and is “well known to have a certain political philosophy.”
Joseph G. Martin, executive director of the Consortium for Adequate School Funding in Georgia, couldn’t cite any prejudicial statements or direct evidence of bias by Schwall. But being a Republican and a fiscal conservative is enough for Martin.
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