Georgia Department of Driver Services v. Appling

Ray, Judge.

In this discretionary appeal, the Georgia Department of Driver Services (the “Department”) appeals from the superior court’s reversal of an administrative law judge’s (“ALJ”) decision to suspend Robert Appling’s driver’s license. The Department appeals on several grounds, including that the superior court did not have jurisdiction to hear the appeal and that the trial court’s order is void because the Department did not have proper notice of the hearing. We agree.

The relevant facts are not in dispute. After his second arrest for driving under the influence, Appling’s driver’s…