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- Evidence closes in judicial misconduct probe of Douglas County Probate Judge Christina Peterson.
- Judicial Qualifications Commission of Georgia Director Courtney Veal rests prosecution after five days of evidentiary proceedings.
- Defense counsel S. Lester Tate and Dwight H. Chamberlin present defense arguments and closing remarks in one day.
- Directed verdict motions to be scheduled for future hybrid oral argument, per JQC Hearing Panel.
Douglas County Probate Court Judge Christina Peterson returned to the stand Wednesday as her ethics probe before the Judicial Qualifications Commission of Georgia continued for a sixthday.
But an hour into her examination, proceedings paused as the judge broke down in tears.
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