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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 and 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> | ||
So how bad are Brantley’s latest rulings from the bench? Cobb County, landlord-tenant attorney Matthew D. McMaster gave Navigating Justice his insight: | So how bad are Brantley’s latest rulings from the bench? Cobb County, landlord-tenant attorney Matthew D. McMaster gave Navigating Justice his insight: | ||
<blockquote>"Real estate can be a complex area of law, so I’ll keep things as simple as possible. If Brantley’s rulings are upheld on appeal then Georgia law will now allow residential landlords to be shielded by third-party contractors by bringing eviction suits in the contractors’ names instead of the landlord, which is clearly prohibited by Georgia statute. Brantley’s recent rulings will also mean courts can enter orders and judgments without evidence, without allowing parties the opportunity to be heard, and tenants not only will be evicted for not paying their rent, but they will also be '''arrested''' for it. He (Brantley) shows no respect for people's rights or the law as written." | <blockquote>"Real estate can be a complex area of law, so I’ll keep things as simple as possible. If Brantley’s rulings are upheld on appeal then Georgia law will now allow residential landlords to be shielded by third-party contractors by bringing eviction suits in the contractors’ names instead of the landlord, which is clearly prohibited by Georgia statute. Brantley’s recent rulings will also mean courts can enter orders and judgments without evidence, without allowing parties the opportunity to be heard, and tenants not only will be evicted for not paying their rent, but they will also be '''arrested''' for it. He (Brantley) shows no respect for people's rights or the law as written." | ||
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