Karen Pitman
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Karen Pitman was a judge of the Monroe County Probate Court in Georgia. She joined the court in 1999. She was re-elected in 2012 for a term that would have expired in 2016. She retired in December 2014.[1][2]
Noteworthy events
Ethics inquiry, retirement, and an attempt to withdraw retirement announcement (2014)
Pitman announced, in early September 2014, that she would retire in December 2014. At that same time, the Judicial Qualifications Commission of Georgia (JQC) was preparing look into allegations of mishandled traffic citations in Pitman's court. Following the judge's retirement announcement, the JQC dropped the case. Soon after, Pitman attempted to withdraw her retirement announcement. She said that her initial reason for retirement had nothing to do with the JQC's investigation and that she had changed her decision to retire. Regarding the issues that prompted the JQC to start looking further at her court, Pitman said that, in a recent audit, the court had appeared to be behind on some reports due to computer issues. On September 9, 2014, the Georgia Supreme Court approved the JQC's acceptance of Pitman's retirement. The JQC director said, "The only thing the JQC received was her (retirement letter). Nobody received anything else from her. ... (Changing her mind) was never communicated to the JQC".[3][2][4]
See also
- Monroe County Probate Court, Georgia
- Georgia Probate Courts
- Monroe County, Georgia
- Courts in Georgia
- Judicial selection in Georgia
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Georgia Council of Probate Court Judges, "Directory," accessed September 5, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Telegraph, "Monroe County judge reverses retirement decision after JQC closes her case," September 4, 2014
- ↑ The Telegraph, "Ga. Supreme Court accepts JQC decision about Monroe County probate judge," September 9, 2014
- ↑ 13 WMAZ, "Monroe Co. judge under investigation, resigns," September 4, 2014
