Suspended Crawford magistrate resigns, agrees to never seek judicial office | Crime | Macon.com

A Crawford County chief magistrate suspended following her March arrest has resigned and signed a consent order agreeing never to seek judicial office.

Judge Andrea Peterman was charged with theft of fiduciary funds and violation of oath of office March 4, about five months after she took office.

She agreed to a voluntary suspension in the days after her arrest.

Peterman sent a resignation letter to Georgia Governor Nathan Deal dated Oct. 1. A copy is attached to the consent order she signed the same day with the Georgia Judicial Qualifications Commission.

The consent order settles the case with the commission, which is tasked with investigating Georgia judges, said Michael Chidester, Peterman’s lawyer.

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