Georgia’s judicial watchdog agency has filed ethics charges against Atlanta Municipal Court Judge JaDawnya Butler Baker, accusing her of leveraging her judicial position for her own benefit. 

The formal charges brought by the state Judicial Qualifications Commission cited Baker for multiple potential violations of the state Code of Judicial Conduct dating back to 2015 when she first was appointed to the city court bench. The JQC filed the charges with the Supreme Court of Georgia on Friday. 

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