Chatham Co. judge to hear ethics case facing Felder

A judge in Chatham County will preside over the ethics case involving Waycross District 3 Commissioner Katrena Felder.

Brian Joseph “Joe” Huffman, Jr., Chief Judge of the Chatham County Recorder’s Court, will hear the proceeding in Waycross Municipal Court involving the complaint brought by Waycross citizen Clayton Nelson against Felder.

Huffman informed the city in an order dated April 18 he had appointed himself to hear the action, which charges Felder of improperly using her city-issued credit card and also attending a partisan event, which is prohibited for city commissioners.