Difference between revisions of "Karma prevails and Recusal Motion ensues"

The plaintiff-landlord (client of Hall Booth Smith) requested from the court a release of all funds held in the Registry at around 5:20 PM on December 20, 2022; and the judge entered the order releasing the funds without a hearing at 11:03 AM the very next morning (on December 21) with over $40,000 of those funds still in dispute for a jury to decide ownership of. “I’ve seen my fair share of malfeasance from the bench in many [Georgia] counties so, while this situation isn’t overly surprising, it’s still disheartening and puts me in a bad position having to ask the judge to recuse herself,” McMaster continued. “It would essentially amount to malpractice on my part if I don’t motion to recuse the judge at this point.”

As for the likelihood that this was all a mere math error by the judge, “We all know that Judge Leftridge is very detail oriented and essentially a ‘math-whiz’ when she wants to be,” McMaster said--admittedly in reference to Leftridge’s recent decision to reinstate Patty Durand as a candidate for the Georgia Public Service Commission, reversing Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger’s decision to disqualify Durand from the recent election. More on that case's facts and circumstances can be found [https://georgiarecorder.com/2022/08/18/superior-court-judge-puts-echols-democratic-psc-challenger-back-on-november-ballot/ here].