State Court judges unhappy that the Georgia Judicial Qualifications Commission had declared that courts should remain largely open to the public, and that judges should not file amicus briefs in litigation, asked the state Supreme Court Monday to curtail the judicial watchdog agency’s authority.
The high court devoted the bulk of its morning session to oral arguments centering on whether it has the jurisdiction and the authority to direct the JQC to reconsider two formal opinions it issued warning the state’s judges that they could run afoul of the state Code of Judicial Conduct if they did not comply. JQC rules say that the high court may ask for reconsideration of any opinion, but the JQC and the state judges disagree as to whether the high court can direct the JQC to overhaul or throw out an advisory opinion.
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