Judicial Inquiry Commission complaint against Wilcox County District Court Judge Jo Celeste Pettway
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Transcript of Judicial Inquiry Commission complaint against Wilcox County District Court Judge Jo Celeste Pettway
BEFORE THE COURT OF THE
OF
ALABAMA
In the Matter of
JO CELESTE PETTWAY,
rocT 2015 FILED
COURT OF THE
District Judge of the Court of the Judiciary
Wilcox County Case No. 44
of Alabama
COMPLAINT
The Alabama Judicial Inquiry Commission brings this
Complaint against Judge Jo Celeste Pettway, District Judge
of Wilcox County, Alabama. The facts and charges upon
which this complaint is based, averred separately and
severally, are as follows:
I.
NATURE OF THE CHARGES
1. Jo Celeste Pettway (hereinafter "Judge Pettway")
took office as a district judge of Wilcox County, Alabama
on or about August 4, 1984, and continues to serve in that
capacity. In her capacity as District Judge, Judge Pettway
regularly pres i des over district court criminal and civil
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