DA speaks out on Caldwell probe

In an interview with http://www.griffindailynews.com, Griffin circuit district attorney Scott Ballard reports he has been questioned by investigators from the Judicial Qualifications Commission regarding its investigation of Judge Johnnie L. Caldwell Jr.Ballard said the JQC investigator did not reveal the nature of the investigation and Ballard had no evidence of wrongdoing on Caldwell’s part to provide.The DA said he was not asked about any specific criminal or civil case.When asked by reporter Sheila Marshall if the investigator’s questions had to do with Caldwell’s personal life, Ballard said, “I would rather not say.”To read Marshall’s story, go to http://www.griffindailynews.com/view/full_story/7146589/article-Judge-Johnnie-Caldwell-resigns?instance=home_news_top_story