The lawyer looking to unseat DeKalb County Superior Court Chief Judge Courtney Johnson is going after the incumbent for her handling of the criminal trial of ex-CEO Burrell Ellis and an incident in which Johnson’s purported refusal to grant a bathroom break spurred an embarrassing courtroom mishap.

A mailer circulating in DeKalb County by challenger Genet Hopewell includes a quote from former United Nations Ambassador and Atlanta Mayor Andrew Young that he “never felt so disrespected in a courtroom in my life as I did before Judge Courtney Johnson.” Andrew had testified during Ellis’ trial and sentencing hearing.

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