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Northway, city get their day before state Supreme Court
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Springfield city attorney Rick Rafter tries to make a point with the Supreme Court of Georgia on Tuesday afternoon. - photo by Photo by Pat Donahue
ATLANTA—State Supreme Court justices may render a decision in a few weeks on a lower court decision’s to remove Jeff Northway from his office as Springfield mayor. Northway’s attorney, Charles Herman, and Springfield city attorney Rick Rafter each presented their oral arguments before the seven justices Tuesday afternoon, and the justices had pointed questions of Rafter. Justice David Nahmias asked Rafter on what specific issues council members wanted to oust Northway.