A legal battle in the contested judicial race between incumbent Douglas County Probate Judge Christina Peterson and Douglas County Chief Assistant Solicitor General Valerie V. Vie has come to an end.

Vie has again averted an unsuccessful residency challenge Peterson launched, with a senior superior court judge opting to dismiss the incumbent’s appeal.

‘May Not Re-Weigh the Evidence’

Judge Cynthia D. Wright, Recipient of the Atlanta Bar Association, Celebrating Service 2014, Public Service Award. Photo by John Disney/Daily Report. Senior Judge Cynthia D. Wright, formerly of Atlanta Judicial Circuit. (Photo: John Disney/ALM)