Douglas County Probate Judge Christina Peterson was facing 30 ethics charges and possible removal from the Georgia Supreme Court after being rejected by voters last month, and things got even worse for the scandal-plagued Democrat on Thursday.
Atlanta Police Department
Shown At approximately 3:18 a.m. on June 20, police officers performing licensed security duties had an unfortunate encounter with the 38-year-old judge. After hearing a disturbance outside Red Martini Restaurant and Lounge off Peachtree Road, officers went to investigate and observed security guards escorting a woman from the venue.
Police said that as officers attempted to calm the situation, Peterson “ran toward the disturbance and immediately began yelling at security and officers.”
The officer continued to help the guard remove the woman, at which point Judge, who weighs 140 pounds, allegedly pushed an officer in the chest, trying to impede the removal effort.
Officers arrested her after she attacked them again, and body camera footage from the arresting officers shows her wig flying off before officers handcuffed her and led her away from the mob.
Peterson’s jail time was apparently delayed by her refusal to cooperate and identify herself. She can be heard yelling abuse at the arresting officers at the police station, telling them to “shut up.”
Peterson was charged with felony counts of simple assault on a police officer and willful obstruction of a law enforcement officer by threats or violence, according to Fulton County Jail records.
Peterson gave a different explanation for what happened on his Instagram.
Focus on it“This was a trap.”
“The officers first claimed to be charging me with disorderly conduct because I was trying to help a woman who was being attacked by men, then they took me to jail where I learned I was now being charged with a felony,” Peterson wrote. “They then slammed me to the ground for helping the woman but allowed the assailants to get away.”
“They will stop at nothing to tarnish my character.”
Added Democratic judge.
Before Thursday’s arrest, Peterson’s reputation had already been significantly tarnished.
She has demonstrated a “steadfast refusal to accept moral responsibility.”
The Georgia Judicial Qualifications Commission, after investigating allegations of misconduct against Peterson, issued a Sept. 28, 2021, report stating:
Court filings Regarding the formal charges that the Democrat “has repeatedly violated the Code of Judicial Conduct by failing to establish, maintain and enforce high standards of conduct, by failing to personally adhere to such standards so that the judiciary is independent, honest and impartial, and by failing to respect and comply with the law.”
Chair of the Committee
Shown In March 2024, it was revealed that Peterson was facing 30 charges, including 10 counts of alleged misconduct.
Peterson is accused of inappropriate social media posts, inappropriate contact with attorneys in litigation, ignoring court security protocols by holding a wedding outside of business hours, obstructing access to public court records, “abusive interactions with fellow judges and other county officials,” needlessly finding a woman in contempt and giving her the maximum sentence simply for attempting to amend her marriage license, routinely applying orders retroactively, “demonstrating judicial incompetence, administrative mismanagement and indifference regarding annual alimony petitions and letters of administration,” and “systematic judicial incompetence.”
“She demonstrated a ‘steadfast refusal to accept moral responsibility’ for nearly all of the misconduct,” the committee’s hearing report concluded.
The three-person hearing panel unanimously agreed that Peterson should be removed from office. The final decision on Peterson’s removal from office rests with the Georgia Supreme Court, which will rule on it at a later date. But voters simplified the issue in the May 21 Democratic primary.
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
report Valerie Vee, who won Peterson’s primary, will be elected unopposed in November’s general election.
Fulton County Commissioner Marvin Arrington Jr. said he will represent her in Peterson’s new criminal case.
report My TV.
“We believe, based on the testimony of witnesses and the female victim, that the video supports the view that Judge Peterson should not have been arrested,” Arrington told reporters.
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