In re DeKalb County Courthouse Fire Sprinkler System

Benham, Presiding Justice.

A judge of the Superior Court of DeKalb County issued a Certificate of Need requiring the installation of fire sprinklers in the courthouse. The County, its Board of Commissioners, and its Chief Executive Officer protested the certificate and the protest was heard by the Superior Court of Rockdale County following the recusal of all the judges of the Stone Mountain Judicial Circuit. Although evidence was taken during a hearing, the trial court decided the matter on a ques*97tion of law, concluding that the issuing judge was acting outside the ambit of his inherent…