State Bar of Georgia

104 Marietta Street NW, Suite 100

Atlanta, Georgia 30303

http://www.gabar.org

Membership in the State Bar of Georgia is required if a person wants to be licensed to practice law in the state. Supervised by the Supreme Court of Georgia, the bar has a strict code of ethics and discipline meant to keep only the most ethical lawyers licensed. Additionally, the State Bar of Georgia maintains programs that benefit both its members and the general public, including ongoing education for attorneys.

Kevin Baugh	Prosecutor Misconduct No. 1679159859 - 231127178 December 4, 2017 Attorney Misconduct, Coercive Plea Bargaining, Failure to Disclose Brady/Giglio Material Employer: Chattooga County District Attorney Authority: State Bar of Georgia
	Kevin Baugh	Prosecutor Misconduct No. 1663714065 - 1598393353 November 19, 2018 Attorney Misconduct, Coercive Plea Bargaining, Destruction of Evidence, Failure to Disclose Brady/Giglio Material, Obstruction of Justice Employer: Chattooga County District Attorney Authority: State Bar of Georgia
	Kevin Baugh	Prosecutor Misconduct No. 1663714065 - 1644865 December 4, 2017 Attorney Misconduct, Bias, Coercive Plea Bargaining, Cooperative Misconduct, Failure to Disclose Brady/Giglio Material Employer: Chattooga County District Attorney Authority: State Bar of Georgia
	Kevin Baugh	Prosecutor Misconduct No. 1663714112 - 1112057638 December 4, 2017 Attorney Misconduct, Bias, Coercive Plea Bargaining, Cooperative Misconduct, Destruction of Evidence, Failure to Disclose Brady/Giglio Material, Judicial Proceedings, Obstruction of Justice, Overcharging, Whistleblower Retaliation Employer: Chattooga County District Attorney Authority: State Bar of Georgia
David McLaughlin	Prosecutor Misconduct No. 1700607596 - 1535370134 January 11, 2022 Attorney Misconduct, Bias, Destruction of Evidence, Failure to Disclose Brady/Giglio Material, Obstruction of Justice Employer: Georgia Office of the Attorney General Authority: State Bar of Georgia

State Bar of Georgia is not in compliance with the nationwide, public-facing, platform of record: The Brady List; or:

Supreme Court of the United States [SCOTUS] Brady doctrine (1963);
US Freedom of Information Act (1967);
State Sunshine Law (see, below);
Open Government Act (2007);
Open Government Initiative (2009); and,
Open Government Directives (2009) issued by the United States Department of Justice.

Prosecutors have ethical obligations and may be held individually accountable for their conduct within the legal system. Prosecutors contribute to just and honorable legal profession and a legal system that promotes fairness and accountability.

Violations of these rules can result in disciplinary actions which may include sanctions, suspension, or disbarment.

This information has been curated by journalists and private citizens; and, this platform is available as-a-service to all Peace Officer Standards & Training [POST] Departments, Prosecutors, and Law Enforcement Organizations [LEOrgs].

Georgia Open Records Act

O.C.G.A. §50-18-70 et seq.

The Georgia Open Records Act is a series of laws guaranteeing the public access to public records of government bodies. Public records are those documents generated by individuals or groups in public office in the course of public service. Government agencies that are included in the act are:

Every state department, agency, board, bureau, commission and authority.
Every county, municipal corporation, school district, or other political subdivision of the state.
Every department, agency, board, bureau, commission, authority, or similar body of each such county, municipal corporation, or other political subdivision of the state.
Every city, county, regional or other authority established pursuant to law.
With some exceptions, "any nonprofit organization that receives more than one third of its funds in the form of a direct allocation of tax funds from the governing authority of an agency."

Records in the Georgia Open Records Act that are exempt are records related to the provision of staff services to individual members of the General Assembly by the Legislative and Congressional Reapportionment Office, the Senate Research Office, or the House Research Office, or GIS Data.

Any citizen of the state can request public records and requesters do not have to state a purpose. Once they have been obtained, there is no restriction on how records can be used, and agencies have three days to supply a response.

We the People

We the People have a Right to Know according to the Supreme Court of the United States [SCOTUS], past Presidents (of both major political parties), Congress, and the United States Department of Justice. As an expression of that Right to Know, we have coordinated valuable information from a number of resources into a single, public-facing, searchable database.

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