Ex-Douglas judge Christina Peterson due in court over nightclub incident

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Judge Christina Peterson fights back tears on the witness stand. A hearing panel must decide whether she should face punishment for actions both before and after she became a probate judge.

FULTON COUNTY, Ga. - Former Douglas County Judge Christina Peterson is scheduled to go to trial in Fulton County, in a case tied to her arrest outside a Buckhead nightclub.

Peterson was taken into custody in June 2024 outside Red Martini Restaurant and Lounge following a confrontation with an Atlanta police officer, according to reporting on the case. The charges at the time included simple battery and felony obstruction. The battery charge was dropped and the felony obstruction charge was downgraded to a misdemeanor charge for obstruction.

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Peterson has since filed a lawsuit against the city of Atlanta and an officer, alleging she was "violently slammed" to the ground and that "compressive force" was applied to her neck and back.

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