By Brian Lee | October 25, 2022
The New York Court of Appeals' decision to suspend, with pay, Whitehall Town Justice Robert Putorti from town and village courts, came a month after a judicial conduct panel recommended his removal.
By Marcia Coyle | October 24, 2022
Thomas issued a temporary stay Monday, but questions remain on whether he will continue his involvement given his wife's involvement in attempting to overturn the 2020 election results.
By Marcia Coyle | October 24, 2022
Thomas issued a temporary stay Monday, but questions remain on whether he will continue his involvement given his wife's involvement in attempting to overturn the 2020 election results.
By Everett Catts | October 24, 2022
Fulton County Magistrate Court Chief Judge Cassandra Kirk said the judge's suspension is an internal matter and was not given by the Judicial Qualifications Commission of Georgia, the group that deals with judges' ethics violations.
By Cedra Mayfield | October 24, 2022
"In all the times I've interacted with him, he's never given me any other side of other than being a person of character and integrity," testified former United Community Bank president Barry "Butch" Emerson on suspended Georgia Court of Appeals Judge Christian Coomer's behalf.
By Cedra Mayfield | October 21, 2022
"I had to sell all my stocks," testified James Filhart, a former client of suspended Georgia Court of Appeals Judge Christian Coomer. "I lost a bunch of money."
By Michael A. Mora | October 21, 2022
"Ethics professors in law schools can replace their textbooks with this order because it contains misconduct in every significant rule of ethics," said Brian Tannebaum, special counsel at Bast Amron.
By Cedra Mayfield | October 20, 2022
"It's my understanding that [Mr. Filhart] was relying on Mr. Coomer's promise to repay the loan within a short period of time and that's why he agreed to terms of the loan where he couldn't get paid back," testified Cedartown attorney Wright Gammon Jr.
By Cheryl Miller | October 19, 2022
Counsel for the Commission on Judicial Performance urged the 11-member commission to set aside three special masters' findings and to discipline Superior Court Judge Michael Murray, who is accused of withholding potentially exculpatory evidence in a homicide case.
By Allison Dunn | October 19, 2022
"Carr's unprecedented misconduct involved more than 100 stipulated incidents that occurred over a period of approximately two years and encompassed repeated acts of dishonesty; the blatant and systematic disregard of due process, the law, court orders, and local rules; the disrespectful treatment of court staff and litigants; and the abuse of capias warrants and the court's contempt power. That misconduct warrants an indefinite suspension of law," the majority opinion said.
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