A constitutional amendment that abolished the old state Judicial Qualifications Commission includes “an extraordinary example of poor drafting” that a Georgia State University law professor says has led to a temporary “shadow” commission that risks leaving Georgians vulnerable to unethical judges.
GSU professor Clark Cunningham said that an “inelegant” clause in the amendment could lead to different legal interpretations that a court of law ultimately might have to unravel, including whether a new, but not yet fully constituted, JQC has authority to act—or even exists.
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