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A New Judge Has Risen to the Bench: Meet Gov. Kemp’s Latest Pick

In northwest Georgia’s Coweta County, a new judge will soon take the state court bench. Handpicked by the governor, Newnan attorney John B. Cunningham is preparing to trade his part-time service as a City of Franklin Municipal Court judge for that of a full-time jurist. New  Seat Judge Matthew S. Swope, Coweta…

Judge’s Girlfriend Recants on Assault Charge: Suspension Lifted

Following a prosecutor’s granted motion to dismiss, the Texas State Commission on Judicial Conduct lifted its suspension with pay of a Harris County judge accused of assault-bodily injury. On Feb. 7, the commission suspended 228th District Court Judge Frank Aguilar on receipt of information that the Galveston County Court at…