Annual Report – 2022
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John Hennelly Joins OSAH as Newest ALJ
Judge John E. Hennelly and Chief Judge Michael Malihi I am pleased to welcome experienced litigator John E. Hennelly as our newest Administrative Law Judge. Prior to joining OSAH, Judge Hennelly served as a Senior Assistant Attorney General, and Section Chief of the Environmental Section of the Office of the Georgia Attorney General. He has
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OSAH is Awarded the Governor’s Cup and the Governor’s Award for the Highest Charitable Contribution Per Employee
During last year’s 2015-2016 campaign, state employees pledged more than $1.4 million to over 1,350 charities. On Thursday, June 9, 2016, OSAH was awarded the Governor’s Cup for the highest charitable contribution per employee. OSAH also received the Governor’s Award for the highest level of employee participation. 100% of OSAH employees contributed to the charitable
Elimination of railroad crossing must be reasonably necessary in the interest of public safety.
A railroad company petitioned the City of Royston to eliminate four highway-rail grade crossings. The City denied the petition, but employed none of the criteria for evaluating a crossing’s safety. After applying said criteria, the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) determined that two of the crossings should be eliminated, and two should remain open. After
Constitutionality of warrantless blood test not within the scope of hearing.
Whether the United States Supreme Court’s holding in Birchfield v. North Dakota invalidates the Georgia implied consent statute’s requirement that a driver submit to a warrantless test of his or her blood is outside of the scope of an administrative license suspension hearing.
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Incidental beneficiary to sale of dealership lacked standing under Franchise Practices Act.
Welborn Chevrolet, a motor vehicle dealer, challenged General Motors’ (GM’s) refusal to approve of an agreement between two other dealers. The agreement, if finalized, would have resulted in the relocation of a Buick-GMC dealership such that it would share a location with Welborn Chevrolet’s dealership. Welborn alleged that GM’s action violated the Franchise Practices Act