Legal Opinion
Stephens v. Stephens
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided June 29, 1981No. 38577PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Hill, Presiding Justice.
Does Canon 3C of the Code of Judicial Conduct, published at 231 Ga. appendix A-5 (1973) (also at Code Ann. Title 24, Appendix A), disqualify a judge from presiding in cases in which the employer of his attorney-son represents one of the parties? The court below found no disqualification and we granted the resulting application for interlocutory appeal.
Dr. Lester D. Stephens, a professor at the University of Georgia, and H. Faye Stephens were divorced in June 1976. In May 1981, Faye Stephens brought a petition to modify the divorce decree by seeking additional alimony.…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- State v. FlemingSupreme Court of Georgia · 1980
- Blumenfeld v. BorensteinSupreme Court of Georgia · 1981
- Dungee v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
- Beasley v. BurtSupreme Court of Georgia · 1946
- Ferry v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1980
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3Cited by23 opinions
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- Gillis v. City of WaycrossCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2000
- Smith v. BeckmanColorado Court of Appeals · 1984
- Regional Sales Agency, Inc. v. ReichertUtah Supreme Court · 1992
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