No. 25-832

Bonnie Michelle Smith v. Shirley Smith

Lower Court: Georgia
Docketed: 2026-01-13
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: constitutional-law judicial-activism legislative-interpretation policy-making rule-of-law separation-of-powers
Latest Conference: 2026-03-20
Question Presented (from Petition)

1) Does judicial activism violate the separation of powers?

2) Can the Court act as a super legislature that imposes its own policy preferences rather than the plain meaning of the rule of law as written?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Does judicial activism violate the separation of powers and improperly transform the Court into a super legislature?

Docket Entries

2026-03-23
Petition DENIED.
2026-02-25
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/20/2026.
2026-02-10
Waiver of right of respondent Shirley Smith to respond filed.
2025-12-15
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 12, 2026)

Attorneys

Bonnie Michelle Smith
Bonnie Michelle SmithMichelle Smith Attorney at Law, Petitioner
Shirley Smith
Paul Wesley LarkinBeamon Law, LLC, Respondent