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| Georgia Supreme Court removes judge accused of pushing cop in foul-mouthed scuffle outside nightclub | |
| 2024-06-27 | |
| [NYPOST] The embattled judge, who was elected and sworn into office in December 2020, was at one point facing a whopping 50 counts of alleged misconduct — the first of which was filed less than a year into her four-year term.[NYPOST] The Georgia Supreme Court removed a county probate judge who was recently arrested for allegedly shoving a cop in a profanity-laden scuffle outside an Atlanta nightclub. Douglas County Probate Judge Christina Peterson was removed from office and banned from holding any judicial post in the state for seven years after Georgia’s highest court issued its opinion of disbarment on Tuesday. But it wasn’t her highly-publicized and caught-on-bodycam-footage arrest that led to her removal from the bar. Peterson, 38, separately "exhibited a pattern of judicial misconduct while in office," the Judicial Qualifications Commission found in a probe into her behavior. The panel found clear and convincing evidence to find Peterson guilty of 28 of the 30 counts and concluded that she should be removed from the bench, according to its March report. The high court agreed and found that Peterson showed a "flagrant disregard for the law, court rules, and judicial conduct rules" — as well as a "pattern of violations" of judicial rules. In one of the "extremely concerning" violations, Peterson held a woman who appealed to the judge to correct an error on her marriage certificate in criminal contempt. She then sentenced her to the maximum jail time of 20 days behind bars plus a fine "without explanation or justification," the panel found. She was also accused of letting unauthorized people enter the county courthouse after hours without proper screening and using deputies to work overtime on her behalf with taxpayer money, the court said. Peterson’s inappropriate behavior extended outside the courthouse as well. She was accused of engaging in "hostile exchanges" with neighbors at her homeowners association meeting, while suing the association. Peterson is also banned from holding any judicial office in the state for seven years. City of Atlanta Police Department Her repeated behavior "did not demonstrate the decorum and temperament required of a judge," the state supreme court said in its opinion. The Georgia Supreme Court did not consider Peterson’s viral arrest Thursday in its determination as it was not part of the investigation. But the accusations against her only further damaged her reputation. The judge allegedly pushed an off-duty Atlanta cop outside the Red Martini Restaurant and Lounge twice in the chest and was charged with simple battery against a police officer and obstruction of a law enforcement officer. Peterson interfered with the officer as he was trying to de-escalate a situation involving a security guard escorting a woman out of the club, police said. She allegedly knocked the cop’s hands away from the woman and pushed him in the chest twice during the 3 a.m. altercation, according to the department. "Let her f—cking go, let her f—cking go," Peterson yells at the guard and police officer, according to the footage released by Atlanta police and obtained by local outlets. The judge was quickly handcuffed and placed in the back of a police cruiser, where she shouted expletives and refused to give her name to the officer. The embattled judge, who was elected and sworn into office in December 2020, was at one point facing a whopping 50 counts of alleged misconduct — the first of which was filed less than a year into her four-year term. Related: Georgia: 2024-06-24 Hezbollah attacks Israeli barracks after Jamaa Islamiya commander killed in strike Georgia: 2024-06-23 More Georgia judge follies... Georgia: 2024-06-22 Blinken tells Israeli security adviser, strategic affairs minister to avoid further escalation with Hezbollah Related: Douglas County: 2024-06-23 More Georgia judge follies... Douglas County: 2024-04-16 Married teacher caught naked in car with male student, 17, is the wife of Harvard-educated Department of Defense commander and they have a daughter the same age as her victim Douglas County: 2022-03-13 Two Colorado County Clerks Sue Deceitful Secretary of State Jena Griswold | |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 A glimmer of sanity? |
| Posted by: Whiskey Mike 2024-06-27 05:11 |
| #1 The last straw? |
| Posted by: Grom the Reflective 2024-06-27 03:43 |