The following exclusive was first published by The Atlanta Press:
ATLANTA, Ga — After drawing public scrutiny for making more than half a million dollars in 2021, Fulton County’s Clerk of Superior and Magistrate Courts has more questions to answer.
Following The Atlanta Press’s reporting on Tina Robinson’s salary, all of the Fulton County Magistrate Court judges signed a letter informing her they have “lost confidence” in Clerk Robinson, according to Fox 5 Atlanta. Experts say the move was unprecedented.
But now, The Atlanta Press has discovered through submitted public records requests, that Clerk Tina Robinson has demonstrated a pattern of asking for raises for her employees, without providing much justification to the county beyond citing in one particular letter that the salary raises “better reflect” current “and future assignments.”
Some of these raises are listed as “unclassified” promotions.
One case, in particular, stood out: current Fulton County Bureau Chief Clerk Che Alexander, who, according to personnel files, also legally had the names “Cheryl Ballard,” “Cheryl Glover,” “Cheryl Watson,” and “Erica Ashley Alexander.”
In the 438-page personnel file obtained for Che Alexander that The Atlanta Press requested in February, Che Alexander resigned at least four times during her tenure with Fulton County.
Her recent rehiring at the beginning of the month to act as the Fulton County Superior and Magistrate Courts Bureau Chief under Tina Robinson is at least the fifth stint she’s had with Fulton County.
Her latest position pays $170,000.
A majority of the time when Che Alexander came back after resigning, she received a job offer directly from Tina Robinson that came with a pay bump.
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