I-Team: Douglas County judge faces 50 counts of alleged judicial misconduct

By Randy Travis
Published July 18, 2022

LITHIA SPRINGS, Ga. - Some ugly moments in a March 2022 homeowners association meeting has Douglas County Probate Judge Christina Peterson in more legal hot water.

Peterson already faced complaints from a state regulatory board which last year asked but failed to get her temporarily suspended from office.

Only elected less than two years ago, Peterson must now defend herself against 50 counts of violating the Georgia Code of Judicial Conduct. No one can remember a larger number pending against a sitting Georgia judge.

The most recent allegations involve her comments during that HOA meeting at the Silver Creek Ranch neighborhood in Lithia Springs, organized as a friendly gathering, so the neighbors could get to know the new HOA president.

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