The agency that investigates Georgia judges, and has forced dozens of them to resign and even be prosecuted for crimes over the past dozen years, has elected as its chairman former U.S. attorney, former GOP U.S. representative and one-time Libertarian Party presidential candidate Bob Barr as its chairman. Appointed to the seven-member state Judicial Qualifications Commission in 2019 by Gov. Brian Kemp, the Cobb County attorney replaces William “Pope” Langdale III. With hard-charging Barr at the helm guiding the JQC’s watchdog role, it should continue to make news (and some judges nervous). RISING…
Georgia announces annual bond sale
The state agency in charge of bond sales Wednesday approved the sale of nearly $1.1 billion in general obligation bonds to finance a variety of building projects. The Georgia State Financing and Investment Commission acted two weeks after the three main credit rating...Pandemic-driven judicial emergency coming to an end
In another sign that the coronavirus pandemic is waning, Georgia Chief Justice Harold Melton announced Friday the statewide judicial emergency he first declared in March of last year is about to end. Following a meeting with members of the state’s Judicial Council,...Kemp suspends Clayton Co. Sheriff Hill
Gov. Brian Kemp suspended Clayton County Sheriff Victor Hill Wednesday pending the final outcome of a federal indictment charging him with civil rights violations. Hill was indicted in federal court in April on four counts of deprivation of rights under color of law,...State completes purchase of pristine Ceylon tract
The Georgia Board of Natural Resources voted Tuesday to acquire 11,662 acres of undeveloped coastal habitat in southeastern Georgia slated to become part of a state wildlife management area. The site represents about three-quarters of the so-called Ceylon tract...
