LAWSUIT FILED AGAINST HAWKINS COUNTY JUDGE

Friday, February 3, 2012
by John Goddard

A LAWSUIT HAS BEEN FILED IN HAWKINS COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT AGAINST JUDGE JAMES JAY TAYLOR. THE SUIT CLAIMS TAYLOR THREATENED A CLIENT WITH PRISON TIME AND A FALSE CRIMINAL CHARGE IN ORDER TO EXTORT 16-THOUSAND DOLLARS IN BRIBE MONEY. DORIS BURNS FILED THE SUIT CLAIMING THE ALLEGED CRIME TOOK PLACE IN NOVEMBER 2008. THE SUIT FURTHER ALLEGES TAYLOR BORROWED 90-THOUSAND DOLLARS FROM BURNS BUT NEVER PAID IT BACK. TAYLOR HAS 30 DAYS TO FILE A RESPONSE TO THE ALLEGATIONS.