Legal Opinion
Ward v. City of Cairo
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided March 27, 2003No. S03A0352PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Thompson, Justice.
In this appeal, we are called upon to determine whether OCGA §§ 36-32-2 (a) and 42-8-100 (f) (1) and (g) (1) violate the separation of powers doctrine of the Georgia Constitution. We hold that these provisions are constitutional on the grounds asserted, and we affirm the judgment of the trial court.
At the time this appeal was filed, J. Patrick Ward was a Judge of the State Court of Grady County. Ward also served as Judge of the Municipal Court of the City of Cairo from 1985 until his services were terminated by the Cairo City Council in June 2001. Ward’s termination as…
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