Difference between revisions of "Child endangering Cobb County judge prepares for senior judgeship"

Former Cobb County Superior Court judge, the Honorable Robert E. Flournoy, III, retired on December 31, 2022 and has publicly conveyed his intention to take the bench and continue as a “Senior Judge” any day now. The only hoop to pass through at this point is getting Governor Brian Kemp to sign off on Flournoy’s application for the coveted and prestigious role of senior judgeship. Under Georgia law, "Senior judge status . . . shall be acquired by a qualified former judge's applying to the Governor for appointment as senior judge. The Governor shall appoint each qualified applicant as a senior judge." ''See'' [https://law.justia.com/codes/georgia/2021/title-15/chapter-1/section-15-1-9-2/ O.C.G.A. 15-1-9.2]. So what could stop Kemp from lending his golden seal (signature) of approval? To answer that question, perhaps we should understand what keeps Judge Flournoy from being the typical “shoe-in applicant” for the position.  

McMaster continued, “My primary concern with what Flournoy did in that 2009 case is his use of a ‘directed verdict’ to take the decision away from the jury. Why would you do such a thing when we are dealing with kids’ lives? We will never know how many more teacher’s took advantage of their authoritative role in light of that decision by Flournoy prior to the change in legislation. Judge Flournoy should have left it with the jury to decide whether the teacher led the student to believe he was in love with her and whether the teacher led her to believe she was in love with him."