Robert Reeves Reprimanded Suspended

Robert Reeves, Chief Judge of Georgia's Middle Judicial Circuit Superior Court in Washington County, was suspended without pay for 30 days and agreed not to seek reelection in 2026, under a final order issued by the Georgia Supreme Court on July 30, 2024. The Judicial Qualifications Commission had filed a formal complaint against Reeves in November 2022 alleging 58 separate counts of judicial misconduct spanning roughly seven years, accusing him of misusing his position of power, sexual harassment, and making improper jokes and comments in the courtroom. Reeves and the JQC initially reached a consent agreement in June 2024 calling for only a public reprimand, but the disciplinary hearing panel rejected that sanction as "insufficient" and directed the parties toward a stronger resolution — resulting in the final agreed 30-day suspension and reelection bar.