Legal Opinion
Smith v. Lomax
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided February 22, 1995No. 93-8062PublishedCited by 201 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TJOFLAT, Chief Judge:
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On October 25, 1989, at the conclusion of her six-year term, the Board of Commissioners of Fulton County, Georgia voted to replace its white female clerk, Alice Smith, with an African-American female, Avarita Hanson.1 Two African-American members of the Board, Chairman Michael Lomax and Commissioner Michael Hightower, who cast the deciding votes, voted not to reappoint Smith and to appoint Hanson allegedly on account of race.2 Having been denied reappointment, Smith brought this suit against Lomax and Hightower and Fulton County seeking reappointment as Board clerk, back…
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3Cited by201 opinions
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