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A southeast Georgia chief magistrate judge of more than 30 years has agreed to resign and never again seek or accept judicial office amid a state investigation into allegations that she interfered in a criminal case before her court that involved a family member.
Georgia Judge Could Be Removed from Office for Assaulting Shackled Inmate Who Cursed at Him
On 5/11/21 at 5:12 PM EDT
A Georgia judge is facing ethics charges filed on Friday for allegedly assaulting a shackled inmate who he says cursed at him, and could be removed from his position.
Charges against the judge, Chief Magistrate Cary Hays III, who was sworn into office in January 2017, were filed last week by the investigative panel of the Georgia Judicial Qualifications Commission. The official charges claim that after Hays presided over the unnamed victim s first appearance hearing on December 18, he followed the inmate, who was shackled both at the hands and feet, into the hall. He then grabbed him and shoved him into a wall.
Suspension imposed after appeals judge is accused of making himself a beneficiary of ex-client s will
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The court suspended the judge, Christian Coomer, on Wednesday, Law360 reports.
Coomer is accused of making himself a beneficiary and his wife the executor when drafting wills for a then-client, according to Law.com, Law360 and the Daily Tribune News.
Coomer is also accused of drafting an irrevocable living trust for the client that designated Coomer as the trustee and beneficiary, with the power to transfer funds to himself while the client was still alive, according to the Dec. 28 charges by the Georgia Judicial Qualifications Commission.