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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 jump 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 | 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 jump 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 “shoo-in applicant” for the position. | ||
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==The Lion's Den== | |||
A perhaps more dangerous and less known loophole exists now in light of the “new” Equitable Caregiver Act, which was enacted in 2019. “As you of course know I ran in the recent election for Superior Court Judge here in Cobb County, and my running was inspired by a case I was involved in where the judge completely misused the Equitable Caregiver Act to put a child in a very dangerous situation,” said McMaster. “I am of course referring to ‘[https://mcmasterforcobb.com/why-matt The Lion’s Den]’ case published on my campaign website. That was where a combination of judges, including Judge Flournoy, enabled the placement of a 15-year-old girl (now 17) into the home of a 42-year-old unmarried man, not blood related to her and who had a history of [https://thewikilaw.org/wiki/images/1/1b/Cobb_Superior_21101795_Affidavit_Redacted.pdf abusing the mother]. I represented the father in that case.” Here is an excerpt from the “The Lion’s Den” article published on the [https://mcmasterforcobb.com/why-matt mcmasterforcobb.com] website: | A perhaps more dangerous and less known loophole exists now in light of the “new” Equitable Caregiver Act, which was enacted in 2019. “As you of course know I ran in the recent election for Superior Court Judge here in Cobb County, and my running was inspired by a case I was involved in where the judge completely misused the Equitable Caregiver Act to put a child in a very dangerous situation,” said McMaster. “I am of course referring to ‘[https://mcmasterforcobb.com/why-matt The Lion’s Den]’ case published on my campaign website. That was where a combination of judges, including Judge Flournoy, enabled the placement of a 15-year-old girl (now 17) into the home of a 42-year-old unmarried man, not blood related to her and who had a history of [https://thewikilaw.org/wiki/images/1/1b/Cobb_Superior_21101795_Affidavit_Redacted.pdf abusing the mother]. I represented the father in that case.” Here is an excerpt from the “The Lion’s Den” article published on the [https://mcmasterforcobb.com/why-matt mcmasterforcobb.com] website: | ||
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Since that April 15, 2021 hearing, Father has not been able to communicate with his only daughter while she has been in the custody of the 42 year-old-man. Because this young lady is now 16 years old, if our worst fears materialize into reality, this man cannot be prosecuted for statutory rape under Georgia law. See [https://law.justia.com/codes/georgia/2021/title-16/chapter-6/section-16-6-3/ O.C.G.A. § 16-6-3]. No, this man did not adopt her; and no, there was no emergency warranting such a placement of this child. He is merely one of at least five (5) ex-boyfriends that the Mother has had over a period of eight (8) years, with one major caveat: he was represented by Judge Flournoy's former attorney who helped Judge Flournoy gain custody of his grandson in 2010 and also happened to be Judge Flournoy's election campaign Treasurer since 2016. I later learned that this is Judge Flournoy's lame duck term, meaning he is not running for re-election in 2022. Here is an [https://thewikilaw.org/wiki/images/1/1b/Cobb_Superior_21101795_Affidavit_Redacted.pdf Affidavit of the child's Aunt] which shows how dangerous this man and the circumstances enabled by Judge Flournoy truly are.<ref>https://mcmasterforcobb.com/why-matt mcmasterforcobb.com</ref> | Since that April 15, 2021 hearing, Father has not been able to communicate with his only daughter while she has been in the custody of the 42 year-old-man. Because this young lady is now 16 years old, if our worst fears materialize into reality, this man cannot be prosecuted for statutory rape under Georgia law. See [https://law.justia.com/codes/georgia/2021/title-16/chapter-6/section-16-6-3/ O.C.G.A. § 16-6-3]. No, this man did not adopt her; and no, there was no emergency warranting such a placement of this child. He is merely one of at least five (5) ex-boyfriends that the Mother has had over a period of eight (8) years, with one major caveat: he was represented by Judge Flournoy's former attorney who helped Judge Flournoy gain custody of his grandson in 2010 and also happened to be Judge Flournoy's election campaign Treasurer since 2016. I later learned that this is Judge Flournoy's lame duck term, meaning he is not running for re-election in 2022. Here is an [https://thewikilaw.org/wiki/images/1/1b/Cobb_Superior_21101795_Affidavit_Redacted.pdf Affidavit of the child's Aunt] which shows how dangerous this man and the circumstances enabled by Judge Flournoy truly are.<ref>[https://mcmasterforcobb.com/why-matt mcmasterforcobb.com]</ref> | ||
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"Listen, Mr. McMaster, you're really getting on my nerves to be honest with you.” I responded telling the Judge that "I don’t play politics." He began yelling at me telling me to appeal his decision if that is what I wanted and when I asked why he was yelling at me he said, "Because you're driving me crazy. Okay. You're really irritating me.” I responded: "I'm a human being before I'm an attorney."<ref>https://mcmasterforcobb.com/why-matt mcmasterforcobb.com</ref> | "Listen, Mr. McMaster, you're really getting on my nerves to be honest with you.” I responded telling the Judge that "I don’t play politics." He began yelling at me telling me to appeal his decision if that is what I wanted and when I asked why he was yelling at me he said, "Because you're driving me crazy. Okay. You're really irritating me.” I responded: "I'm a human being before I'm an attorney."<ref>[https://mcmasterforcobb.com/why-matt mcmasterforcobb.com]</ref> | ||
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If you are aware of similar problems in Georgia legal matters, send the details and documents here: https://navigatingjustice.org/reporting/ | If you are aware of similar problems in Georgia legal matters, send the details and documents here: https://navigatingjustice.org/reporting/ | ||
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