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Leon Archer was a judge of the Tallapoosa County Probate Court in Alabama.[1] He began serving in January 2013, and retired effective immediately on March 28, 2018.[2][3]
In August 2016, Archer was suspended without pay for six months for violating the code of judicial ethics.[4]
Noteworthy events
Judicial misconduct (2016)
On August 3, 2016, the Alabama Judicial Inquiry Commission (JIC) charged Archer with three violations of the canons of judicial ethics for exchanging sexually explicit Facebook messages with a woman who had been a litigant in his court. Archer admitted that he sent the woman photos of his genitals that were taken in the courthouse. In Alabama, judges are automatically suspended while charges of misconduct are pending.[5]
Archer reached a settlement with the JIC agreeing to a six-month suspension without pay. On August 8, the Alabama Court of the Judiciary approved the settlement.[4]
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Footnotes
- ↑ Alabama Secretary of State, "Judge of Probate: All Counties," accessed March 18, 2015
- ↑ Alex City Outlook, "County honors probate judge," December 29, 2012
- ↑ Alex City Outlook, "Archer now medically retired as probate judge," March 28, 2018
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 AL.com, "Alabama probate judges disciplined for sexting, ethics charges," August 8, 2016
- ↑ AL.com, "Alabama probate judge suspended for sexually explicit, nude messages," August 3, 2016
Federal courts:
Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Northern District of Alabama, Middle District of Alabama, Southern District of Alabama • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Northern District of Alabama, Middle District of Alabama, Southern District of Alabama
State courts:
Alabama Supreme Court • Alabama Court of Civil Appeals • Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals • Alabama Circuit Courts • Alabama District Courts • Alabama Juvenile Courts • Alabama Municipal Courts • Alabama Probate Courts • Alabama Small Claims Courts
State resources:
Courts in Alabama • Alabama judicial elections • Judicial selection in Alabama
