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During Monday's public safety committee meeting, Atlanta City Council member Antonio Lewis demanded answers from the city’s chief judge about why he hasn’t begun purging criminal records like the council voted to do.
Accusations have been made suggesting some Atlanta Municipal Court judges only show up to work for a fraction of the day, but still collect a full-time check from taxpayers. The Atlanta City Council has now gotten involved.
Civic leaders are calling on Atlanta judges to get tough with street racers. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the city court gave accused racers free on bond the flexibility to settle their cases.
FOX 5 reported on a question raised by an Atlanta councilman regarding whether the Atlanta Police Department had stopped processing warrants issued by city judges for defendants who fail to show for their court cases.