Stokes v. Edwards

Benham, Chief Justice.

The Griffin-Spalding County Board of Education (Board) filed a petition with the Governor pursuant to the Code of Ethics for Members of Boards, Commissions, and Authorities (OCGA § 45-10-3 et seq.) (Code of Ethics) for the removal of Oscar Stokes, Jr. from his position as a member of the Board. Based on the recommendation of an administrative law judge, the Governor entered an order dismissing the petition on jurisdictional grounds. Upon judicial review of that decision, the superior court reversed the order and remanded the matter to the Governor. Stokes’s application…