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

One of Flournoy's most famous rulings came in 2011 in what may very well be the largest white-collar scandal in Cobb County history. According to an AJC article authored by Margaret Newkirk, Judge Flournoy threw out a 31-count racketeering and theft indictment against former Cobb EMC CEO, Dwight Brown. Brown at the time was represented by the Barnes Law Group, founded by former Governor of Georgia, Roy Barnes who appointed Judge Flournoy to the Cobb County Superior Court bench in 2000.

Despite his notoriety, the Judicial Qualifications Commission (JQC)<ref>''The Judicial Qualifications Commission was created by Constitutional Amendment in 1972, then reconstituted by Constitutional Amendment in 2016, to conduct investigations and hearings with respect to complaints of ethical misconduct by Georgia judges. The Commission is also authorized to issue Advisory Opinions regarding judicial misconduct.'' Read more at [https://gajqc.gov/ gajqc.gov].</ref> has not shown itself as attempting to deter Flournoy. “The reality is if the JQC was functional and doing its job in Cobb, we wouldn’t have so many problems with our judges,” said Marietta Attorney, Matt McMaster, who has publicly been one of Judge Flournoy's biggest critics as of late. “[Flournoy’s] decisions and influence have already enabled dangerous situations and there is no reasonable expectation that he will change his philosophy or habits once he is a senior judge. Senior judges are responsible for handling sensitive matters such as temporary restraining orders for stalking and abuse and emergency matters related to child custody. Flournoy has a reputation of succumbing to his ego, deferring his judgment to his friends, and not impartially considering the facts of a case. We can't have this with our senior judges.”