Overview

• Superior Court Judge David Emerson directed the board to approve Julie Adams and Jason Frazier at its next regular meeting, calling the prior delays a bad-faith stall tactic.
• Commissioners sought emergency relief at the Georgia Supreme Court, which was transferred to the Court of Appeals and promptly denied.
• A 2-2 vote on Tuesday, taken after three commissioners had left the meeting, failed to confirm the two Republican nominees.
• The Fulton County GOP filed a motion seeking both civil and criminal contempt, citing a Georgia statute that allows misdemeanor charges and potential removal for deliberate delay of legal proceedings.
• Adams continues to serve as an incumbent, but Republicans warn the board will be short a GOP member at the end of August due to Mike Hegan’s resignation if Frazier is not seated.