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 ==Sears' Post Supreme Court Political Prowess==
-While Justice Leah Ward Sears won her 2004 re-election against Brantley, she resigned from the Georgia Supreme Court bench in 2009. Since then she has worked various jobs, for various organizations and in different capacities. In 2021, Sears served as chair of Warnock and Ossoff’s Federal Nominations Advisory Commission alongside Allegra Lawrence Hardy, who previously served as the chair of Stacey Abrams’ gubernatorial campaign.<ref>''The Atlanta Journal Constitution'', [https://www.ajc.com/politics/group-advising-ossoff-warnock-on-federal-appointments-includes-civil-rights-activists/FGHWHJU4TVCZ7AZSCNSYIZYH4Q/ Group advising Ossoff, Warnock on federal appointments includes civil rights activists]</ref> In December of 2021, Sears was selected by the Judicial Qualifications Commission (JQC) as outside-independent counsel for Chuck Boring, the JQC director at the time, to serve in his capacity as director over a JQC complaint against Cobb County Superior Court Judge, Rob Leonard II (a complaint from which Boring recused himself). When Sears learned that Matt McMaster was challenging Leonard in the May 2022 election, Sears rapidly dismissed the JQC complaint against Leonard and Charles Ford entered the race for Judge Leonard’s seat just weeks later.
+While Justice Leah Ward Sears won her 2004 re-election against Brantley, she resigned from the Georgia Supreme Court bench in 2009. Since then she has worked various jobs, for various organizations and in different capacities. In 2021, Sears served as chair of Warnock and Ossoff’s Federal Nominations Advisory Commission alongside Allegra Lawrence Hardy, who previously served as the chair of Stacey Abrams’ gubernatorial campaign.<ref>''The Atlanta Journal Constitution'', [https://www.ajc.com/politics/group-advising-ossoff-warnock-on-federal-appointments-includes-civil-rights-activists/FGHWHJU4TVCZ7AZSCNSYIZYH4Q/ Group advising Ossoff, Warnock on federal appointments includes civil rights activists]</ref> In December of 2021, Sears was selected by the Judicial Qualifications Commission (JQC) as outside-independent counsel for Chuck Boring, the JQC director at the time, to serve in his capacity as director over a JQC complaint against Cobb County Superior Court Judge, Rob Leonard II (a complaint from which Boring recused himself). When Sears learned that Matt McMaster was challenging Leonard in the May 2022 election, Sears rapidly dismissed the JQC complaint against Leonard. Charles Ford entered the race for Judge Leonard’s seat just weeks later.
 But who exactly is Charles Ford? And where did he come from? An internet search reveals the following:
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 Charles Ford is a Michigan native where he was a "#1 All Around All-State athlete in football, basketball, and track, and was named a high school Most Valuable Player and Outstanding Player."<ref>[https://info.cooley.edu/blog/attorney-and-athlete-charles-ford-a-man-of-many-talents-and-gifts ATTORNEY AND ATHLETE CHARLES FORD – A MAN OF MANY TALENTS AND GIFTS]</ref> "Also a golfer, in 2014, Ford responded to a friend’s invitation to move to Georgia where he could play golf year-around. He was retired again, his parents had passed away, and his political career in Lansing had reached a stalemate. With nothing keeping him in Michigan, Ford packed up and headed to the Peach State." While getting back into politics, only this time in Georgia, "Ford met Georgia politician Stacey Abrams, who urged him to get his law license in his new state," which he did.<ref>[https://info.cooley.edu/blog/attorney-and-athlete-charles-ford-a-man-of-many-talents-and-gifts ATTORNEY AND ATHLETE CHARLES FORD – A MAN OF MANY TALENTS AND GIFTS]</ref>
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-Regardless of whether Sears had an influence over Charles Ford's decision to challenge Judge Rob Leonard, II, in the 2022 Cobb County Superior Court election, why the JQC would appoint a prominent political figure such as Sears to that role puts the judgment and competency of the JQC severely in question.
+Irrespective of whether Sears played a role in Charles Ford's decision to challenge Judge Rob Leonard, II, in the 2022 Cobb County Superior Court election, the decision to appoint a prominent political figure such as Sears to that role within the JQC raises significant doubts about the judgment and competency of the JQC.
-Judge Rob Leonard won his 2022 re-election against the two challengers, Ford and McMaster, with a healthy margin.<ref>Had Sears and the JQC eventually removed Rob Leonard from the bench after the election, Governor Brian Kemp would have had the opportunity to appoint a new Superior Judge in Cobb County.</ref>
+Judge Rob Leonard won his 2022 re-election against the two challengers, Ford and McMaster, with a large enough margin to avoid a runoff.<ref>Had Sears and the JQC eventually removed Rob Leonard from the bench after the election, Governor Brian Kemp would have had the opportunity to appoint a new Superior Judge in Cobb County.</ref>
 =Where There’s Smoke There’s Fire=