"Arrested US judge embarrassed, entering treatment | August 21, 2014
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — An Alabama federal judge who was charged with domestic violence after his arrest in Atlanta is embarrassed and entering a treatment program, one of his attorneys said Wednesday.
Barry Ragsdale is representing US District Judge Mark Fuller of Montgomery in an administrative complaint filed by the chief judge of the US Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit.
He said Fuller already has sought counseling and will check into a treatment program within days.
Fuller is seeking a program ‘‘that is best for his situation and circumstances,’’ Ragsdale said, but he declined to elaborate on the type of treatment Fuller is seeking.
‘‘He’s embarrassed for this,’’ said Ragsdale, an old friend of Fuller from law school. ‘‘He’s embarrassed for his colleagues and his family.’’
The 11th Circuit already has stripped Fuller of his cases and stopped sending him new ones. The judge isn’t at home in Montgomery, where his wife remains, Ragsdale said.
Atlanta police arrested the 55-year-old judge on Aug. 10 and charged him with misdemeanor battery after his wife called 911 from a hotel and said he was beating her. Mark Fuller told police his wife became violent as she confronted him with allegations of cheating.
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