Facing a suspension hearing scheduled for Thursday, Hart County’s probate judge has resigned and promised never to seek or hold a judicial office again.
In a letter sent Wednesday to Gov. Nathan Deal, Probate Judge Bobby Joe Smith made no mention of the hearing or misdemeanor battery charges pending against him that prompted the state’s judicial disciplinary agency last week to seek his emergency suspension from office.
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