JQC Says It Did Not Seek or Want Former Brunswick Judge Prosecuted
The chairman of the state judicial watchdog agency has notified the Fulton County district attorney that the agency did not seek or want a criminal prosecution of the Brunswick Circuit's former chief judge, despite what county prosecutors may have said in court.
November 23, 2015 at 08:00 AM
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The chairman of the state judicial watchdog agency has notified the Fulton County district attorney that the agency did not seek or want a criminal prosecution of the Brunswick Circuit's former chief judge, despite what county prosecutors may have said in court.
Lester Tate, chairman of the state Judicial Qualifications Commission, told the Daily Report that he sent a letter Nov. 19 to Fulton County District Attorney Paul Howard clarifying the JQC's position regarding pending criminal charges against Amanda Williams, the former chief Superior Court judge of the Brunswick Circuit.
In December 2011, Williams—facing ethics charges filed against her by the JQC and allegations that she had abused her judicial office—resigned from the bench. One month later, Georgia Attorney General Sam Olens named Howard as a special prosecutor to review, among other issues, allegations that she made several “material false statements” to the JQC in violation of a Georgia law making it a crime to lie to government authorities. Last June—3½ years after Williams left office—the former judge was indicted by a Fulton County grand jury on charges of violating her oath of office and by making a false statement to the JQC during a meeting in Atlanta.
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