Shotkin v. Pomeroy

The suit brought against the six judges of the Superior Court of Fulton County, Georgia, “in their judicial capacity only and not as individuals,” was for a judgment declaring: that orders made on August 14, August 31, and September 1, 1944,1 by Judge Paul S. Etheridge, and an order made on September 21, 1944,2 by all of the judges, were null and void; and that it was their duty to expunge and remove these orders.

The claim was that appellant had, on July 10, 1944, been duly admitted to practice law by order of the Supreme Court of Fulton County, Georgia, and had received a license issued out…