Superior Court `Survivor' judge pushes natural gas

ATLANTA - Superior Court Judge Paschal English Junior - a finalist on the TV show ``Survivor&#39;&#39; - is facing criticism from some legal experts who say a judge should not do commercial endorsements. <br> <br> English was known as ``Pappy&#39;&#39; on the CBS show&#39;s Marquesas Islands edition. The judge who works in Fayetteville south of Atlanta is appearing as a celebrity spokesman this spring in billboard, Internet, television and radio advertisements for Atlanta Gas Light Company. <br> <br> The utility and South Carolina-based Ducane Gas Grills Incorporated are sponsoring a ``Summer Survival&#39;&#39; promotion touting the benefits of natural gas instead of propane. <br> <br> The ads&#39; tag line reads, ``Pappy doesn&#39;t do propane.&#39;&#39; <br> <br> Lyman Patterson is a professor of legal ethics at the University of Georgia Law School. He says Patterson&#39;s contract to be a commercial spokesman is not consistent with his position as a judge. <br> <br> English declined to comment. But in an interview with the Daily Report in Atlanta, English said he does not care about the opinions of law professors ``in their ivory towers.&#39;&#39;

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