DeKalb judge retires, giving job to her unelected colleague
A DeKalb County judge who just won re-election is retiring, handing the job to an employee she hired in December.
By quitting after the election, there won’t be another election for the judge’s job for four years.
DeKalb Probate Judge Jeryl Debra Rosh announced Jan. 3 she's retiring March 1 because of a family medical issue.
Rosh hired her successor, Associate Probate Judge Bedelia Hargrove, in December. Under Georgia law, the associate judge takes over when there's a vacancy in the probate judge position.
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