Legal Opinion
Inquiry Concerning Judge Christina Peterson
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided June 25, 2024No. S22Z0180PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
319 Ga. 316
FINAL COPY S22Z0180. INQUIRY CONCERNING JUDGE CHRISTINA PETERSON. PER CURIAM. We have explained before that “[t]he judiciary’s judgment will be obeyed only so long as the public respects it, and that respect will not long survive judges who act in a manner that undermines public confidence in their judgment and integrity.” Inquiry Concerning Coomer (“Coomer II”),
316 Ga. 855, 855-856
( 892 SE2d 3) (2023). In this case, Douglas County Probate Court Judge Christina Peterson has been charged with a number of violations of the Code of Judicial Conduct (“CJC”), including a number of…
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