A Georgia judge who was no stranger to controversy even before her messy arrest at a club in the early morning hours last week has been removed from office by the Peach State’s top court, which found her “pattern of misconduct” in office was proven “by clear and convincing evidence.”
Christina Peterson, 38, is a Douglas County probate judge no longer, effective as of Tuesday, the Georgia Supreme court’s removal order said , meaning she can’t be appointed to a judgeship or run for one for at least seven years.
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Though Law&Crime readers might recognize Peterson solely from the bizarre video footage of her encounter with the Atlanta Police Department and Fulton County jailers after 3 a.m. on June 20, the removal order has nothing to do with that alleged nightclub-adjacent simple battery against a police officer and obstruction of a law enforcement officer case, a case the accused’s lawyer says is riddled with “inconsistencies” and trumped up.
Peterson had already faced a recommendation that she be removed from office for numerous violations of the Georgia Code of Judicial Conduct, 12 of which the Georgia Supreme Court determined were “proven by clear and convincing evidence” warranting the punishment of losing her job.