Legal Opinion
Delay v. Sutton
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided August 27, 2018No. S18A0765PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MELTON, Presiding Justice.
**338This case concerns the constitutionality of the appointment process created by House Bill 597 (HB 597), a DeKalb County local law *660that delegates to private entities the power to appoint certain **339members of the DeKalb County Board of Ethics.1 Prior to the approval of HB 597 by DeKalb County voters in a 2015 referendum, appointments to the Board of Ethics had been made by the DeKalb County CEO and the County Commissioners. HB 597 changed this process by allowing four of the seven appointments to be made by private entities, and by eliminating the practice of…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Smith v. City Council of AugustaSupreme Court of Georgia · 1948
- Green v. HutchinsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1907
- Sellers v. CoxSupreme Court of Georgia · 1906
- Rogers v. Medical Assn. of Ga.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1979
- Foster v. Mayor of College ParkSupreme Court of Georgia · 1923
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3Cited by4 opinions
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- DELAY v. SUTTON, COMMISSIONERSupreme Court of Georgia · 2018
- Fulton County Board of Commissioners v. Fulton County Republican PartyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2026
- Gregory W. Edwards v. Jackie SmithCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2023