She’s known nationally as a famous TV judge and locally as the former chief judge of the Atlanta Judicial Circuit. But instead of serving justice Wednesday, Judge Glenda Hatchett sought justice following an alleged sexual assault at the hands of a Middle Georgia sheriff.

“Judge Glenda Hatchett is devastated by this traumatic experience, and it has impacted her life personally and professionally,” read a statement issued by Davis Bozeman Johnson Law in Decatur. “Sheriff [Kristopher] Coody’s blatant disrespect and regard for this woman is unacceptable.”

‘There Are Witnesses’

Attorney Mawuli Davis of Davis Bozeman Johnson Law in Decatur, Georgia speaking at press conference on behalf of client, Judge Glenda Hatchett outside Georgia State Capitol on Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2022... Courtesy photos Mawuli Davis of Davis Bozeman Johnson Law. (Livestream screenshot)