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Georgia Judge Removed from Bench for Misconduct, Files Lawsuit Claiming Conspiracy
Loaded on Jan. 15, 2013
published in Prison Legal News
January, 2013, page 38
The Georgia Supreme Court has ordered that Catoosa County Magistrate Judge Anthony Peters be permanently removed from the bench, and barred him from ever holding or seeking elected or appointed judicial office in the state of Georgia.The court’s September 6, 2011 decision followed the recommendation of the Judicial Qualifications ...
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