Littlejohn v. Cleland

Clarke, Justice.

The issue in this case is whether the Superior Court of DeKalb County erred in upholding the decision of the Secretary of State that appellant was not qualified to seek election as Justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia.

Littlejohn sought to qualify to run for election as Justice. The Secretary of State, after hearing, found that he was not qualified to seek the position because he is not a member of the State Bar of Georgia. Littlejohn appealed to the Fulton Superior Court, which set the matter for a hearing de novo. The Fulton Superior Court then contacted the senior judge…