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==Robert D. Leonard II - Chief Superior Court Judge of Cobb County== | ==Robert D. Leonard II - Chief Superior Court Judge of Cobb County== | ||
[[File:Leonard_Pic.jpg|right|300px]] | [[File:Leonard_Pic.jpg|right|300px]] | ||
Judge Leonard presently serves as the Chief Judge for the Cobb Judicial Circuit. He has served the citizens of Cobb County since his appointment to the bench in December of 2010. Through his service on the benches of both the State & Superior Courts of Cobb County, he has the unusual distinction of having been appointed by two different Governors and elected three times without opposition. <ref>[https://www.cobbcounty.org/courts/superior-court/judges/judge-robert-d-leonard ''Cobb County Superior Court - Honorable Robert D. Leonard II, Chief Judge'', cobbcounty.org.]</ref> | |||
=== | ===A (Not So) Voluntary Recusal in Waffle House Sex Tape Case=== | ||
In an article written by [https://www.ajc.com/staff/dan-klepal Dan Klepal] for [https://www.ajc.com The Atlanta Journal-Constitution], "two attorneys filed separate complaints against Frank Cox with the [[Judicial Qualifications Commission]], which investigates accusations of judicial misconduct and makes disciplinary recommendations to the Georgia Supreme Court." | In an article written by [https://www.ajc.com/staff/dan-klepal Dan Klepal] for [https://www.ajc.com The Atlanta Journal-Constitution], "two attorneys filed separate complaints against Frank Cox with the [[Judicial Qualifications Commission]], which investigates accusations of judicial misconduct and makes disciplinary recommendations to the Georgia Supreme Court." | ||
"Both complaints center around judicial temperament, and how people were treated in Cox’s courtroom." <ref>Id.</ref> | "Both complaints center around judicial temperament, and how people were treated in Cox’s courtroom." <ref>Id.</ref> | ||
=== | ===Leading Cobb's Notorious "Pay-to-Play Way=== | ||
"Wanda Spann served as Cobb County Pretrial Court Services Director from 1983 – 2003. | "Wanda Spann served as Cobb County Pretrial Court Services Director from 1983 – 2003. | ||
She was appointed to this position by the Cobb County Superior Court Judges Council at age 23, becoming Cobb County’s first African American department head and judicial appointee."<ref>[http://www.justiceforwandaspann.com/background.html ''Justice for Wanda Spann'', justiceforwandaspann.com]</ref> | She was appointed to this position by the Cobb County Superior Court Judges Council at age 23, becoming Cobb County’s first African American department head and judicial appointee."<ref>[http://www.justiceforwandaspann.com/background.html ''Justice for Wanda Spann'', justiceforwandaspann.com]</ref> | ||
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