A Camden County associate probate judge pleaded guilty Wednesday to three felonies stemming from an ethics investigation by the state Judicial Qualifications Commission, said a special prosecutor who negotiated the plea deal.
Shirley Wise, an associate probate judge who in November was elected chief probate judge of the county, pleaded guilty to theft by taking, theft by deception, and violating her oath of office, said Brian Rickman, the district attorney of Georgia’s Mountain Circuit. He was appointed as a special prosecutor by Georgia Attorney General Sam Olens to handle the case after the local district attorney recused.
