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 ===Wrongful Termination of Wanda Spann===
+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.
+<blockquote>Mrs. Spann had a stellar career in Cobb’s court system for 23 years but was
+unlawfully terminated in May of 2003 by Chief Magistrate Judge Frank Cox, a person
+who had absolutely no authority over her or Pretrial Court Services. Spann
+served at the pleasure of the Cobb County Superior Court Judges Council according to
+the Uniform Superior Court Rules of Georgia.
+Cox orchestrated a witch hunt against Spann to remove her from her position. His plan
+consisted of deceitful and unethical practices such as accessing Spann’s computer from a
+remote site to obtain a letter she was writing to the Superior Court Judges seeking
+protection from his constant harassment. Cox was angry because Spann complained he
+was trying to force one of her employees to sign a letter he dictated in the employee's
+name, which contained lies to circumvent conditions of a murder defendant's bond. She
+also complained of his improprieties concerning the bonds of child molesters and other
+serious offenders.
+On March 19, 2003 Cox was given a memo by Superior Court Judge Mary Staley which
+stated that the Georgia Supreme Court had approved for the Chief Magistrate to have
+supervisory authority over Spann and her department. This was not true. Cox used the
+letter to place Spann under house arrest/suspension.
+On May 21, 2003 Mary Staley gave Cox another letter containing similar information which
+he used to terminate Spann the following day.</blockquote>
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