Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-08-30
COMMITTEE ASKS
HOWARD To RESIGN i;
JUDGE REFUSES
CondemenS Conduct as In
proper Illegal and Cor
experimenting Of Bar As
ISOLATION Called for Friday

at is inconsistent with the proper
administration of justice that Judge
Sice as judge Of the superior court, -
declares a resolution prepared by
the executive committee of tn At
lanta Bar association Wednesday
for submission to the entire associa
ton for action at a meeting to be
held Friday morning at the court
house in connection with the so
called financial barter" charges
preferred by Attorney Edgar La
than against Judge G. II. Howard.
Howard Issues Statement
When he was informed of the
executive committees action, Judge
Howard issued the following state
ment:
Il have no comment to make on
the decision of the executive com
mittee except to say that my friends
and 1 will welcome an opportunity
to offer our witnesses and present
our case to any tribunal having au-
thority to hear it.
Until 1 have this opportunity.
the public cannot know the facts.
Il believe every one will agree
that l am entitled to a fair trial in
a legally constituted tribunal, Able
attorneys, including two eX-judges
of the superior court, who Volun-
tarily represented me, as friends on
their own responsibility and after l
had put myself in their hands, ad,
vised me to decHQe to call witnesses
and present my case to the grieV-
ance committee of the bar aSsoCia-
ton.
Refuses to Resign
"I am busy in court at this time
and have had no opportunity to
confer with them, but I cannot
comply with the request of ire
executive committee and retire from
the bench"
Judge Howard, when asked If he
wished the resolution adopted by the
executive committee Of the bar as
ISOLATION read to him, replied that
he did not care to hear it read.
In executive session the commit
tee investigated the report of its
grievance committee and reached the
decision that the charges against
Judge Howard are true. The griev'
ance committees report was trans
mitted to the Bar association, To-
gether with the following resolution,
which was recommended for adOp-
ton:
Whereas, certain charges
have been made relative to the
conduct of Judge G. H. Howard
in connection with the appoint
ment of the judge of the supe-
rior court of Fulton county, and,
Whereas, the grievance COM
mittee of the Atlanta Bar assO-
citation has investigated these
charges in accordance with the
bylaws of the Atlanta Bar as
ISOLATION and found that the
charges are true.
Condemns Judges Conduct
9 Therefore, be it resolved, -
That the Atlanta Bar association
approves the report of its grleV-
ance committee; condemns with
out qualification the conduct of
Judge Howard, set out in detail
in the report of the grievance
committee, as improper, illegal,
corrupt and contrary to public
policy and declares that it is
inconsistent with the proper adj
ministration of justice that
:, Judge Howard should continue
to hold office as judge of the
superior court
Decision Is Unanimous
Members of the executive COM
mittee. who were unanimous in
their decision, are: Grover Middle
brooks, chairman; r. w. Crenshaw.
John A. Hynds, James A. Branch,
Eugene NJ. Mitchell and E. w.
Noise.
Mr.. Branch, president of the bar
association, announced that Fridays
meeting of the association would be
held at 10 o'clock at the court
house.
Should the bar association adopt
the committee report and sustain
the charges, it is declared. by friends
of Attorney Latham that a move
ment toward disbarment of Judge
Howard from the practice of law at
the Atlanta bar would be launched.