Case Name: IN THE MATTER OF WILLIAM G. POSEY
Court: Supreme Court of Georgia
Jurisdiction: Georgia
Decision Date: 1991-04-11
Citations: 261 Ga. 167
Docket Number: Supreme Court Disciplinary No. 828
Parties: IN THE MATTER OF WILLIAM G. POSEY.
Judges: All the Justices concur.
Reporter: Georgia Reports
Volume: 261
Pages: 167–167

Head Matter:
IN THE MATTER OF WILLIAM G. POSEY.
(Supreme Court Disciplinary No. 828)
(402 SE2d 736)
Decided April 11, 1991.
William P. Smith III, General Counsel State Bar, E. Duane Cooper, Assistant General Counsel State Bar, for State Bar of Georgia.
Timothy W. Wolfe, for Posey.

Opinion:
Per curiam.
On October 22,1990, a formal complaint was filed against respondent, and he thereafter moved for a jury trial as a matter of right pursuant to former State Bar of Georgia Rule 4-214. The State Disciplinary Board opposed the motion, contending respondent must follow the discretionary procedure pursuant to current Bar Rule 4-214, effective January 1, 1991.
We hold that where, as in this case, the formal complaint was filed before the effective date of current Rule 4-214, the respondent is entitled to move for a jury trial under former Rule 4-214. The current rule applies where the formal complaint has been filed on or after January 1, 1991.
Motion for jury trial granted.
All the Justices concur.