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Trial set for ex-judge charged with ethics violations

Jurors have begun deliberations in the perjury trial of Representative Barry Moore from Enterprise.
Jurors have begun deliberations in the perjury trial of Representative Barry Moore from Enterprise.

 

ATHENS, Ala. (AP) — A former Alabama judge indicted on charges of using his office for personal gain will go on trial Nov. 16. 

In setting a trial date for former Limestone County Judge Douglas Lee Patterson, a court said the calendar was “firm.”

Patterson was indicted last year on charges of using his position for personal gain, financial exploitation of the elderly and third-degree theft. He was accused of using his position as a district judge to steal $47,000 from a juvenile court fund. He was also accused of stealing from clients before he became a judge.

Patterson resigned in July but said his departure wasn’t an admission of guilt.

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