Judge Walmsley, who presided over Arbery murder trial, to step down Sept. 1

Superior Court Judge Timothy Walmsley, who presided over the 2021 trial of the men convicted of murdering Ahmaud Arbery, announced he will step down from the bench effective Sept. 1.

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