Former Murray County, Ga., judge dropped from federal suit

Bryant Cochran

A former Murray County, Ga., judge accused of sexually harassing his female staff still may have to answer for the allegations, an attorney said.

Former Chief Magistrate Judge Bryant Cochran was dismissed Thursday from a federal lawsuit that three women filed claiming he had touched their breasts and made comments such as, “boy they are getting bigger.”

But Murray County still is named in the suit and attorney Stuart James said he is going to sue Cochran in state court.

Cochran’s attorney, Phil Friduss, said the federal judge’s decision to dismiss the claims against Cochran is a step toward clearing the former judge’s reputation.