Georgia Chief Justice Violates State Ethics Rules; Fined $3,100

In Atlanta, Georgia, The Associated Press reported late last month:

• Georgia's top judge has agreed to pay $3,100 in fines for violating state ethics laws. Chief Justice Leah Ward Sears will pay the sum from her own wallet, not her campaign coffers, as part of a pair of consent orders approved by the state Ethics Commission [late last month]. Sears was facing ethics complaints from her 2004 re-election campaign. They alleged that the state's first female chief justice accepted contributions exceeding the state's $5,000 legal limit, including one $20,000 donation from a law firm. Sears also acknowledged misreporting some campaign finance information as part of Thursday's consent order.

Source: Chief Justice Agrees To Ethics Fine.

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