--- title: In the Matter of Hudson Owen Maddux collection: opinions id: S14Y0711 cite_as: In the Matter of Hudson Owen Maddux, 312 Ga. 350 (2021) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/opinions/S14Y0711 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/opinions/S14Y0711.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/opinions/S14Y0711/text source_url: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/10367716/in-the-matter-of-hudson-owen-maddux/ date: 2021-09-01 status: published corpus_version: opinions-2026-09-14 license: Public record of the Supreme Court of Georgia, via CourtListener and the court's own website; see about.md publisher: Georgia Commons, an independent project of Georgia Civic Data. Not the State of Georgia. Not legal advice. up: https://georgiacommons.org/opinions/2021.md previous: https://georgiacommons.org/opinions/S21A0568.md next: https://georgiacommons.org/opinions/S21A1171.md index: https://georgiacommons.org/opinions/index.md omitted: opinion extras omitted_chars: 932 omitted_url: https://georgiacommons.org/opinions/S14Y0711.md?full=1 docket: S14Y0711 citation: 312 Ga. 350 court: Supreme Court of Georgia case_type: bar discipline authoring_justice: Per Curiam disposition: Reinstated vote: All the Justices concur word_count: 119 date_filed_source: courtlistener citations: - 862 S.E.2d 720 record_source: courtlistener also_known_as: - CourtListener cluster 5299333 legal_areas: - professional discipline upstream_id: "10367716" summaries_model: claude-sonnet-5 --- # In the Matter of Hudson Owen Maddux Supreme Court of Georgia, docket S14Y0711, filed 2021-09-01, 312 Ga. 350. ## Opinion 312 Ga. 350 FINAL COPY S14Y0711. IN THE MATTER OF HUDSON OWEN MADDUX. PER CURIAM. The Court having reviewed the notice of compliance submitted by the Office of the General Counsel of the State Bar of Georgia, and it appearing that Hudson Owen Maddux (State Bar No. 465516) has satisfied the conditions for reinstatement as specified by this Court, see In the Matter Maddux, 295 Ga. 184 (758 SE2d 313) (2014), it is hereby ordered that Hudson Owen Maddux be reinstated to practice law in the State of Georgia. Reinstated. All the Justices concur. Decided September 1, 2021. Reinstatement. Paula J. Frederick, General Counsel State Bar, Jenny K. Mittelman, Assistant General Counsel State Bar, for State Bar of Georgia. ## Summaries written by Georgia Commons The following was written by claude-sonnet-5 from the opinion above and is not part of the court's opinion. Quote the opinion, not the summary. The Supreme Court of Georgia reinstated attorney Hudson Owen Maddux to practice law after finding he had satisfied all conditions the court had earlier set for his return to the bar. ### Plain-language summary Hudson Owen Maddux was an attorney who had previously been barred from practicing law and was later given a path back to the profession, with specific conditions he needed to meet before the Supreme Court of Georgia would let him practice again. The State Bar of Georgia's Office of the General Counsel reviewed his situation and submitted a notice to the court confirming that he had completed those required conditions. Based on that notice, the Supreme Court of Georgia found that Maddux had done what was required of him and ordered that he be reinstated to practice law in Georgia. All the Justices agreed with this outcome. ### Holding, as summarized The court held that Maddux had satisfied the specific conditions for reinstatement that it had earlier imposed, and it therefore ordered him reinstated to the practice of law in Georgia. ### Disposition Reinstated. All the Justices concur. ### Why it matters The order allows Maddux to resume representing clients in Georgia, restoring his professional standing. It also shows how the State Bar and the Supreme Court of Georgia monitor and confirm compliance before letting a previously sanctioned attorney return to practice. > The summarized reasoning, checked quotes, suggested questions, and the CourtListener opinion records (932 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/opinions/S14Y0711.md?full=1