State v. Evans

Pope, Judge.

Defendants were charged in separate multi-count accusations with various misdemeanor offenses in the State Court of Coffee County. State Court Judge T. V. Williams, Jr. voluntarily recused himself from trying the charges and made a written request for assistance to the Chief Judge of the Waycross Judicial Circuit. Since the recusing judge was the sole judge of the Coffee County State Court, said request was proper pursuant to OCGA § 15-1-9.1 and Rule 25.3 of the Uniform State Court Rules. The written request recommended the appointment of Judge Brooks E. Blitch of the Alapaha…