DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — High-profile figures in Georgia’s legal community, including a former chief justice of the state Supreme Court, are entering the chat about whether a judge accused of misconduct should recuse herself from all criminal cases. DeKalb County Judge Gregory Adams denied the recusal motion, writing that the reasons for seeking it are “speculative.” However, 28 district attorneys and solicitors from around the state have signed a letter in support of a certificate of immediate review. This would allow DeKalb County District Attorney Sherry Boston’s office to ask an appellate court to weigh in on her request for Judge Yolanda Parker-Smith’s recusal. Signers include Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, Cobb County District Attorney Sonya Allen and Clayton County District Attorney Tasha Mosley. They say the decision about Parker-Smith’s recusal could have statewide ramifications. Parker-Smith’s attorney has not responded to multiple requests for comment about the misconduct allegations. Former Georgia Supreme Court chief justice Harold Melton is now a special assistant district attorney and is representing the DeKalb County District Attorney’s Office as prosecutors seek to have the judge recused. “The state respectfully moves that this honorable court grant a certificate of immediate review in this matter, and begin the process of resolving these rare but grave issues,” Melton wrote in a motion filed Aug. 5 seeking to have an appellate court review the…
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