the arkansas judge posted private details of charlize theron 's adoption of her son has been forced to hand in his law licence because of a bribery conviction in a separate case .
by surrendering his licence , circuit judge michael maggio has avoided a disciplinary hearing over the conviction , for which he faces up to 10 years in prison and a $ 250,000 fine when he is sentenced in july .
maggio , 52 , sparked controversy last march when he admitted posting a series of comments that were racist , sexist and offensive towards the lgbt community over the past several years .