WARD v. CITY OF CAIRO

No. S03A0352.

583 S.E.2d 821 (2003)

276 Ga. 391

WARD v. CITY OF CAIRO et al.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

March 27, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gilbert J. Murrah, Bainbridge, for appellant.

Lehman & Cauley, LLP, Thomas L. Lehman, Cairo, for appellees.


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.1 Ward...

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