Judge Jo Pettway of Camden, AL; biased slacker

The state of Alabama presented Jo Celeste Pettway with a law license in 1982 after she graduated from the University of Alabama School of Law.  

The Alabama Judicial Inquiry Commission found Judge Pettway guilty of the following misconduct.

• Engaged in a pattern of bias against lenders and in favor of debtors in small claims court cases
• Was slow to rule on small claims cases
• Failed to follow the law
• Operated a disorganized court
• Failed to act with due diligence (slacker)
• Failed to learn and use state’s automated docket system

As a direct consequence of her misconduct, the cheerleaders for Judicial Misfits sitting on the Alabama Supreme Court punished Judge Pettway by gifting her with a complimentary 180-day suspension from his judicial position.

As we speak (ca. March 2019), Jo currently sits at as Wilcox County judge in Camden, Alabama.