ATLANTA — The state judicial ethics agency on Monday dismissed charges against a Cherokee County judge over comments he posted on social media after the arrest of the suspect charged with killing eight people at three metro Atlanta spas.
Last July, Superior Court Judge David Cannon was accused of six violations of the code of judicial conduct. But the Judicial Qualifications Commission’s three-member hearing panel agreed to dismiss the case, noting the matter was addressed with a “non-public resolution.”
Hearing panel member Richard Hyde, an investigator for the Balch & Bingham law firm, wrote in a concurring opinion that a larger issue remains unresolved.
