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Judge Grant Brantley served as Cobb County Superior Court judge from 1980 to 1992. "He didn't seek reelection in 1992 because he was in the process of being nominated to the U.S. District Court by President George H. W. Bush. But the '92 election spoiled his call-up to the federal bench."<ref> [https://www.yahoo.com/video/portrait-unveiled-colleagues-honor-cobb-223900910.html Portrait unveiled as colleagues honor Cobb Judge Brantley]</ref> Judge Brantley was appointed as a Senior Judge in 2007. | Judge Grant Brantley served as Cobb County Superior Court judge from 1980 to 1992. "He didn't seek reelection in 1992 because he was in the process of being nominated to the U.S. District Court by President George H. W. Bush. But the '92 election spoiled his call-up to the federal bench."<ref> [https://www.yahoo.com/video/portrait-unveiled-colleagues-honor-cobb-223900910.html Portrait unveiled as colleagues honor Cobb Judge Brantley]</ref> Judge Brantley was appointed as a Senior Judge in 2007.<ref>Part-time '''Senior Judges''' in the State of Georgia are paid by the State a '''daily''' rate “in the amount of the annual state salary of a judge of the applicable court, divided by 235.” O.C.G.A. § 15-1-9.2 (2022). So, based on the $200,000 estimated Cobb County annual salary for elected judges, a Senior Judge presiding in Cobb County makes about $850 per day. These Senior Judges obtain their respective working days by having cases assigned to them by full-time judges. '''Mediator''' assignments are also court appointed roles that Senior Judges receive from full-time judges. And, when a Senior Judge serves as a mediator, he or she makes their money at a premium hourly rate, usually between $150 and $350 per hour.</ref> | ||
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In March of 2023, a petition to recuse the entire Fulton County Superior Court bench was filed after multiple judges refused to recuse liberal Judge, Melynee Leftridge,<ref>note</ref> in a case where Leftridge the Fulton County Sheriff’s Department trampled on the Constitutional rights of a civil litigant and his family.<ref>note</ref> While the Fulton County Superior Court did not formally recuse its bench, no Fulton County judge has presided over the case since.<ref>note</ref> Rather, Fulton County recruited two Cobb County Senior Judges, the Honorable G. Grant Brantley and the Honorable Adele P. Grubbs, allegedly to assist in managing the Fulton County Superior Court backlog of cases.<ref>note</ref> | In March of 2023, a petition to recuse the entire Fulton County Superior Court bench was filed after multiple judges refused to recuse liberal Judge, Melynee Leftridge,<ref>note</ref> in a case where Leftridge the Fulton County Sheriff’s Department trampled on the Constitutional rights of a civil litigant and his family.<ref>note</ref> While the Fulton County Superior Court did not formally recuse its bench, no Fulton County judge has presided over the case since.<ref>note</ref> Rather, Fulton County recruited two Cobb County Senior Judges, the Honorable G. Grant Brantley and the Honorable Adele P. Grubbs, allegedly to assist in managing the Fulton County Superior Court backlog of cases.<ref>note</ref> | ||
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