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Ken Hodges has been charged with ethical violations on several occasions and is currently appealing a decision lodged against him by the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia, case number 1:07-CV-22 (WLS) in a lawsuit arising out of an abuse of grand jury subpoenas and the false arrest and false accusations of criminal activity against a local surgeon and a local accountant in Albany, Georgia. In a lengthy and scathing decision, the Federal Judge noted: "Upon receipt of the subpoenaed records, Defendant Paulk [Ken Hodges investigator, acting at his behest] provided the records, including Plaintiff’s personal e-mails, to private civilians, who in turn paid for the information. The subpoenas were never intended to require an appearance before the Grand Jury on any matter pending before a Grand Jury, but were intended to obtain confidential and private records for private civilians." |
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Ken Hodges' opponent, Jack Smith, a pseudo name, will not quit editing Ken's page. Please get a life. |
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The Federal Judge also wrote: |
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"On December 14, 2005, Charles Rehberg was indicted on charges of aggravated assault, burglary and “harassing telephone calls” in Dougherty County. The allegations in the indictment arose from Plaintiff’s alleged interactions with a Dr. James Hotz (the victim). However, the charges against Mr. Rehberg were false. Plaintiff has never been to the home of Dr. Hotz. There is no evidence that Plaintiff committed a burglary or aggravated assault on anybody as he was charged. |
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Neither the Albany Police Department nor any other police agencies were ever involved in any investigation of this alleged assault or burglary. Defendant Paulk, the Chief Investigator to the District Attorney in the case, testified that he and Mr. Hodges initiated and handled the investigation of Plaintiff supposedly because “of lack of confidence in the City police department to handle it.” |
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Defendant Paulk testified before the grand jury as the complaining witness and verified to the grand jury that his testimony consisted of “true and accurate facts based upon the indictment.” Yet, Defendant Paulk has now admitted that he never interviewed any witnesses or gathered any evidence indicating that Plaintiff committed any aggravated assault or burglary. |
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Based on the investigation conducted by Defendants Paulk, Hodges, and Burke, there was no probable cause to indict Plaintiff on charges of burglary, aggravated assault or “harassing” phone calls." |
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A documentary movie, DO NO HARM, was made that highlighted the unethical conduct of Mr. Hodges and his prosecution of persons he knew to be innocent of crimes (the charges were eventually dismissed before trial by the judge assigned to the case), and is being shown in select cities around the country. |
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Revision as of 14:59, 30 October 2009
Kenneth (Ken) B. Hodges III is the former District Attorney for Dougherty County, Georgia in the United States and current candidate for Attorney General of Georgia.
After graduating from law school at the University of Georgia, Hodges worked at an Atlanta law firm for a couple years before deciding to go back to his hometown Albany, Georgia where he ran as District Attorney in 1996 beating an incumbent with 65% of the vote.[citation needed]
Ken Hodges served as District Attorney for 12 years and was re-elected in 2000 and 2004 by wide margins.[1][citation needed]
Ken Hodges has argued in front of the Georgia Court of Appeals and the Georgia Supreme Court and supervised a staff of fifty .
Ken Hodges also served as President of the Georgia District Attorney’s Association and in 2002 was recognized as Georgia’s District Attorney of the Year. He has also chaired the Prosecuting Attorney’s Council (PAC), and is a Fellow of the Lawyer’s Foundation of Georgia.
He is a graduate of Leadership Albany and Leadership Georgia, and was on the Board of Trustees for Leadership Georgia. He has been listed on Georgia Trend Magazine’s “40 under 40” and the Fulton County Daily Report’s “Attorneys on the Rise.”
Hodges was born and raised in Albany, Georgia and went on to receive his bachelor’s degrees in Political Science and Sociology from Emory University in 1988 and his law degree from the University of Georgia School of Law in 1991. His wife, Melissa, grew up in Gwinnett County and graduated from The Marist School in Atlanta. She earned her bachelor’s degree from Saint Mary’s College, Notre Dame, Indiana and worked as a television news anchor and reporter. The couple was married in 2004 and currently live in Atlanta with their daughter.
Ken Hodges has recently been endorsed by Former Atlanta Mayor and Ambassador Andrew Young. Young praised Hodges for “his commitment to equal rights and the fair application of justice during his years of service in Albany..[and his] develop[ment of] successful diversionary programs that still today keep our at-risk young people in school and out of prison.”[2]
Former Chief Justice Leah Sears has also endorsed Ken Hodges, stating "Ken has the legal abilities, backbone and character critical for a strong attorney general.”[3]
References
Ken Hodges has been charged with ethical violations on several occasions and is currently appealing a decision lodged against him by the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia, case number 1:07-CV-22 (WLS) in a lawsuit arising out of an abuse of grand jury subpoenas and the false arrest and false accusations of criminal activity against a local surgeon and a local accountant in Albany, Georgia. In a lengthy and scathing decision, the Federal Judge noted: "Upon receipt of the subpoenaed records, Defendant Paulk [Ken Hodges investigator, acting at his behest] provided the records, including Plaintiff’s personal e-mails, to private civilians, who in turn paid for the information. The subpoenas were never intended to require an appearance before the Grand Jury on any matter pending before a Grand Jury, but were intended to obtain confidential and private records for private civilians."
The Federal Judge also wrote:
"On December 14, 2005, Charles Rehberg was indicted on charges of aggravated assault, burglary and “harassing telephone calls” in Dougherty County. The allegations in the indictment arose from Plaintiff’s alleged interactions with a Dr. James Hotz (the victim). However, the charges against Mr. Rehberg were false. Plaintiff has never been to the home of Dr. Hotz. There is no evidence that Plaintiff committed a burglary or aggravated assault on anybody as he was charged.
Neither the Albany Police Department nor any other police agencies were ever involved in any investigation of this alleged assault or burglary. Defendant Paulk, the Chief Investigator to the District Attorney in the case, testified that he and Mr. Hodges initiated and handled the investigation of Plaintiff supposedly because “of lack of confidence in the City police department to handle it.”
Defendant Paulk testified before the grand jury as the complaining witness and verified to the grand jury that his testimony consisted of “true and accurate facts based upon the indictment.” Yet, Defendant Paulk has now admitted that he never interviewed any witnesses or gathered any evidence indicating that Plaintiff committed any aggravated assault or burglary.
Based on the investigation conducted by Defendants Paulk, Hodges, and Burke, there was no probable cause to indict Plaintiff on charges of burglary, aggravated assault or “harassing” phone calls."
A documentary movie, DO NO HARM, was made that highlighted the unethical conduct of Mr. Hodges and his prosecution of persons he knew to be innocent of crimes (the charges were eventually dismissed before trial by the judge assigned to the case), and is being shown in select cities around the country.