Legal Opinion
In re Inquiry Concerning a Judge No. 591
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided March 17, 1983No. 39773PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Per curiam
Marion Ealy, Jr., while occupying the office of Justice of the Peace for the 531st Georgia Militia District, qualified as a candidate for the Democratic nomination for the office of State Senator of the 42nd senatorial district in the primary election held on August 10, 1982.
The matter having come to the attention of the Judicial Qualifications Commission, the Commission on June 30, 1982, directed a letter to Ealy calling to his attention the provisions of Canon 7A. (3) of the Code of Judicial Conduct (Code Ann. Title 24 Appen. A), which provides: “A judge should resign his office when he…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Miree v. United StatesSupreme Court of Georgia · 1978
- Wallace v. WallaceSupreme Court of Georgia · 1969
- Sams v. OlahSupreme Court of Georgia · 1969
- Grimsley v. Twiggs CountySupreme Court of Georgia · 1982
- Carpenter v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1982
3Cited by4 opinions
- Judicial Qualifications Commission v. LowensteinSupreme Court of Georgia · 1984
- In re Judicial Qualifications Commission Formal Advisory Opinion No. 239Supreme Court of Georgia · 2016
- Miss. Com'n on Jud. Performance v. IsheeMississippi Supreme Court · 1993
- Smith v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1988