Atlanta Bar Magazine, Judge Walker, March 2016
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July 2016
Traffic stop did not commence when officer briefly activated emergency lights.
An officer’s activation of emergency lights may constitute a “show of authority” effectuating a seizure. However, activation of blue lights is not irrefutable evidence of a traffic stop; whether an individual has been seized must be determined by analyzing “all of the circumstances surrounding the incident.”
Traffic stop did not commence when officer briefly activated emergency lights. Read More
Scope of review limited to whether candidate met residency qualifications for office.
A candidate for State House District 151 failed to establish that he met the residency requirements for that office. The evidence showed that, as a result of decennial redistricting by the state legislature, James Ricardo Williams’s residence was moved from District 151 to District 154 starting with the 2012 election cycle. However, the county election
Scope of review limited to whether candidate met residency qualifications for office. Read More
Principal suspended for misuse of school funds.
After her plan to cater an alumni event hosted at her school fell through, a principal directed the caterer, whom she had improperly paid directly from school funds, to deliver the food to her friend’s party. The Commission sought to suspend the principal’s educator certificate for two years based on its determination that the principal
Principal suspended for misuse of school funds. Read More
Licensee not in default where service of hearing notice not perfected.
The Court declined to enter a default order for a licensee’s failure to appear at the hearing where service of the Notice of Hearing by certified mail was unsuccessful and the Georgia Board of Nursing did not demonstrate that it attempted personal service, sought to locate another address for the licensee, or served its director
Licensee not in default where service of hearing notice not perfected. Read More
Adoption assistance not available to college student placed on adoptive status at age 3.
A child must be placed on adoptive status at age 13 or older in order to receive Adoption Assistance benefits while attending college after he or she reaches age 18. Accordingly, Petitioner could not continue to receive Adoption Assistance benefits after her child turned 18 and enrolled in college because her child was placed for
Adoption assistance not available to college student placed on adoptive status at age 3. Read More