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1998, Judge Brantley again served as treasurer and contributed $5,000 to the campaign. From 2001 to | 1998, Judge Brantley again served as treasurer and contributed $5,000 to the campaign. From 2001 to | ||
2007, Judge Brantley was Of Counsel to Mr. Bowers’ law firm – a business relationship that involved the | 2007, Judge Brantley was Of Counsel to Mr. Bowers’ law firm – a business relationship that involved the | ||
firm paying for all of Judge Brantley’s overhead and a 50/50 split of all his fees. In 2004, Judge Brantley ran for a seat on the Georgia Supreme Court and received almost $20,000 in campaign contributions from Bowers himself and Bowers’ law firm and family members. In 2009, when Judge Brantley sued to collect legal fees owed him, his attorney was Mr. Bowers, the case went on until 2012. In addition, this week it was revealed that Mr. Bowers’ son was Judge Brantley’s former law clerk." ''See also'' secure [https://thewikilaw.org/wiki/images/c/ce/Let_Paulding_Fly_Recusal_Release-6-11-2015.pdf (PDF) version]. "In 2003, Bowers started a government relations and lobbying firm with his son Bruce Bowers and John Watson, the political consultant for Georgia's then-governor, Sonny Perdue. Bowers said they had a simple objective: 'to make money.'" ''Mike Bowers'', [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Bowers#cite_note-22 Wikipedia] (citing Massey, Bowers & Hembree (19 Jan 2003). "New business for Bowers". ''Atlanta Business Chronicle''. Retrieved 11 July 2012.)</ref> The below chart illustrates how the "business" of a Superior Court judge is conducted: | firm paying for all of Judge Brantley’s overhead and a 50/50 split of all his fees. In 2004, Judge Brantley ran for a seat on the Georgia Supreme Court and received almost $20,000 in campaign contributions from Bowers himself and Bowers’ law firm and family members. In 2009, when Judge Brantley sued to collect legal fees owed him, his attorney was Mr. Bowers, the case went on until 2012. In addition, this week it was revealed that Mr. Bowers’ son was Judge Brantley’s former law clerk." ''See also'' secure [https://thewikilaw.org/wiki/images/c/ce/Let_Paulding_Fly_Recusal_Release-6-11-2015.pdf (PDF) version]. "In 2003, [Mike] Bowers started a government relations and lobbying firm with his son Bruce Bowers and John Watson, the political consultant for Georgia's then-governor, Sonny Perdue. Bowers said they had a simple objective: 'to make money.'" ''Mike Bowers'', [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Bowers#cite_note-22 Wikipedia] (citing Massey, Bowers & Hembree (19 Jan 2003). "New business for Bowers". ''Atlanta Business Chronicle''. Retrieved 11 July 2012.)</ref> The below chart illustrates how the "business" of a Superior Court judge is conducted: | ||
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