GA Judge Ousted For Smoking Pot, Pulling A Gun In The Courthouse

[one_voice]

Georgia Magistrate Judge Anthony Peters was thrown off the bench after a pattern of bizarre behavior that included pot-smoking, kicking in doors, and pulling a gun out in the courthouse and asking a fellow judge: "I am not scared. Are you all scared?"

The Georgia Supreme Court unanimously voted to oust Peters earlier this month, ruling that he should be "permanently removed from his position as a judge and barred from ever holding or seeking elected or appointed judicial office in the State of Georgia."

Court documents on the inquiry into Peters' behavior describe one incident in February 2009, when Peters showed up at his sister-in-law's estranged husband's house, identified himself as a Magistrate Judge, and kicked in two doors in the house to get access to two bedrooms.

There was also an incident in the spring of 2009 when Peters pulled out a gun at the Catoosa County Courthouse, pointed it at himself and said to another Magistrate Judge: "I am not scared. Are you all scared?"

http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/09/ga_judge_ousted_for_pot-smoking_pulling_a_gun_in_t.php

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[Uncle Joe]

1. I wonder if he suffered serious head trauma in this accident, perhaps that could

explain his violent behavior?

Peters said in an April hearing that his behavior was the result of a "rough patch," and his lawyer said it was caused by drug abuse after Peters was involved in a serious ATV accident in 2005.

Thanks for the thread, one_voice.

[Capitalocracy]

2. They got this due process stuff on lockdown over in Georgia.

Wow.