Following a two-month pause, judicial misconduct proceedings for Douglas County Probate Judge Christina Peterson resumed Thursday afternoon at the Fulton County Courthouse.

During the final showdown between Peterson and Judicial Qualifications Commission of Georgia Director Courtney Veal, opposing counsel presented the JQC Hearing Panel with directed verdict arguments and a summation of 29 remaining charges being pursued against the jurist, respectively.

‘Her Egregious Mistake’

S. Lester Tate III (left) of Akin & Tate in Cartersville, Georgia, Dwight H. Chamberlin of Woodstock, Georgia. (Courtesy photos)