Groundbreaking, sometimes controversial DeKalb judge retires from the bench
Clarence Seeliger made major strides on race relations and was responsible, in part, for stopping construction of the Presidential Parkway. Author: Doug Richards Updated: 7:14 PM EST December 23, 2020
DECATUR, Ga. The DeKalb County judge who ordered the removal of Decatur’s Confederate monument will leave the bench at the end of the month.
Superior Court Judge Clarence Seeliger ruled that the monument in Decatur was a public nuisance.
Those familiar with his careers weren t surprised Seeliger made that finding.
Though they weren’t acquainted, the backstory on Judge Seeliger has to start with Martin Luther King, Jr, and one of King’s many arrests.