Atlanta police probe courthouse affair between judge and top officer

Atlanta police are investigating whether a high-ranking officer had an extramarital affair with a federal judge, including sex in the judge’s chambers during working hours; the judge was privately reprimanded by the 11th Circuit for a two-year affair with the officer, whose name and status are not disclosed. The probe follows a clerk's misconduct complaint and court records with corroborating evidence; the 11th Circuit found serious misconduct but noted potential for rehabilitation.