BARBOUR COUNTY: 12:49 PM The bondsman protected by Barbour – Bullock County Circuit Court Judge Bert Smithhart has been released from the Barbour County Jail this morning. As we understand the charges that Bondsman James Thomas was arrested for by Eufaula Police Department were for Domestic Violence and Possession of Cocaine. The arrest was confirmed by Eufaula Police Department.
According to some information to RSN some have denied the cocaine charges that was alleged to have been found on James Thomas. The jail video in the Barbour County Jail will confirm the cocaine that was alleged to have been removed from Thomas. In Barbour County there is no telling what evidence will be lost, destroyed or erased.
Barbour – Bullock County Circuit Court Judge Bert Smithhart has denied or just sit on the paperwork of persons interested in opening a bail bonding business in Barbour County. That has happened for decades. This has resulted in only one bonding company being allowed to operate in Barbour County. The court would enter orders “professional surety required” which prevented citizens from Barbour County from even doing a property bond. And with the order “professional surety required” forced people to use James Thomas as a bondsman and pay whatever he charged them. That is because of the protection from Circuit Court Judge Bert Smithhart.
There has been no legal reasons for Circuit Court Judge Bert Smithhart to deny others from being approved as a bail bondsman in Barbour County. However he is the only Circuit Court Judge and a bonding company has to be approved by the Presiding Circuit Court Judge. A writ of Mandamus could be filed against Circuit Judge Bert Smithhart but he would try to put them out of business if anyone failed to appear and not allow the bail bondsman time to locate the person and return them to the custody of the Sheriff.
Circuit Court Judge Bert Smithhart resides in Union Springs – Bullock County. His wife is a practicing attorney in Union Springs.
Circuit Court Judge Bert Smithhart’s protection of James Thomas as the sole bailbondsman in Barbour County, RSN feels that makes a reasonable person really question the honesty and integrity of Circuit Court Judge Bert Smithhart. And in review of some case files and Smithharts actions, it is the opinion of RSN that Bert Smithhart should not be allowed to be a Circuit Court Judge or even allowed to practice law. And in RSN opinion he has mistreated the people of Barbour and Bullock County.
Any day Circuit Court Judge Bert Smithhart would like to publically debate this with me, 334-790-1729.
