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Fulton judges have incurred thousands in fines

“I don’t make it a habit of going to the (ethics) site, so if you don’t check and you’re not getting any notice, there’s not a lot you can do,” said Fulton County Superior Court Judge Kimberly Esmond Adams, who missed filing six years of personal financial disclosure reports and was one of the worst offenders identified by reporters. HYOSUB SHIN HSHIN@AJC.COM
“I don’t make it a habit of going to the (ethics) site, so if you don’t check and you’re not getting any notice, there’s not a lot you can do,” said Fulton County Superior Court Judge Kimberly Esmond Adams, who missed filing six years of personal financial disclosure reports and was one of the worst offenders identified by reporters. HYOSUB SHIN HSHIN@AJC.COM
By Becca J G Godwin
June 22, 2016

Eighteen of the 20 Fulton County Superior Court Judges have received "late fees" — legal speak for fines — in the past five years for failing to properly file ethics disclosure statements, an investigation by The Georgia News Lab, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and Channel 2 Action News has found.

The reasons the judges gave for their failure to file on time varied. Ural Glanville has missed four filing deadlines during his 11 years on the bench. Glanville, an Army reservist, said he was deployed in Afghanistan when he missed the 2012 disclosure deadline. He was still required to the pay $125 fee.

Kimberly Esmond Adams, also a Fulton County Superior Court judge, missed filing six years of personal financial disclosure reports. Adams said she was "mortified" to learn she wasn't complying with disclosure law.  

To see a full list of ethics fines on metro Atlanta Superior Court judges, including Fulton judges, click here.

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