Post by Logan on Jun 27, 2016 1:18:29 GMT -6
Oxendine (R) loses bid to have Georgia ethics complaints dismissed
A Fulton County Superior Court judge decided Tuesday that seven years isn’t too long for a politician to wait for the state ethics commission to take final action on a complaint.
Judge Henry Newkirk rejected former Georgia Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine’s bid to get ethics charges stemming from his failed 2010 campaign for governor dismissed. One of those charges dates to 2009.
Newkirk ruled that the state ethics commission should be able to adjudicate Oxendine’s case before the former longtime Georgia politician can fight the issue in court.
“Under clearly established Georgia law, any party to an administrative action must completely exhaust their administrative remedies before seeking judicial review,” Newkirk wrote.
Read more: www.myajc.com/news/news/state-regional-govt-politics/oxendine-loses-bid-to-have-georgia-ethics-complain/nrkS5/
A Fulton County Superior Court judge decided Tuesday that seven years isn’t too long for a politician to wait for the state ethics commission to take final action on a complaint.
Judge Henry Newkirk rejected former Georgia Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine’s bid to get ethics charges stemming from his failed 2010 campaign for governor dismissed. One of those charges dates to 2009.
Newkirk ruled that the state ethics commission should be able to adjudicate Oxendine’s case before the former longtime Georgia politician can fight the issue in court.
“Under clearly established Georgia law, any party to an administrative action must completely exhaust their administrative remedies before seeking judicial review,” Newkirk wrote.
Read more: www.myajc.com/news/news/state-regional-govt-politics/oxendine-loses-bid-to-have-georgia-ethics-complain/nrkS5/