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Peters is from Columbus, Georgia, where he still lives, and graduated from Hardaway High School. He holds both a bachelor's degree in criminal justice and a master's in education from Columbus College, as well as a law degree from Woodrow Wilson College of Law. He has two daughters and three grandchildren. He is a member of Calvary Baptist Church of Columbus. 

Bobby is a detective with the Muscogee County Sherrif's Office, where he has been for 52 years. He also served as the Mayor of Columbus, Ohio, being elected in 1994. He has experience as an attorney, judge, law lecturer, and Director of the Police Academy. 

Bobby G. Peters is a judge for the Chattahoochee Judicial Circuit Superior Court in Georgia. He was appointed to this position in 2005, and has served for four terms. 

Received a Juris Doctor from Woodrow Wilson College of Law.

Licensed to practice law in the state of Georgia as of 1979.

- Received a Juris Doctor from Woodrow Wilson College of Law.
- Licensed to practice law in the state of Georgia as of 1979.

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As of March 19, 2024, Bobby G. Peters did not have a website or any information online.

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Served as a member of the Columbus City Council.

- Served as a member of the Columbus City Council.

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Bobby G. Peters

Peters is from Columbus, Georgia, where he still resides to this day, and graduated from Hardaway High School. He holds both a bachelor's degree in criminal justice in 1974 and a master's in education in 1976 from Columbus College, and a Juris Doctor from Woodrow Wilson College of Law in 1979. He has two daughters and three grandchildren. He is a member of Calvary Baptist Church of Columbus. 

Peters is a detective with the Muscogee County Sherrif's Office, where he has been for 52 years. He also served as the Mayor for the City of Columbus, Ohio, being elected in 1994. He has experience as an Attorney, Judge, Law lecturer, and Director of the Police Academy. 

Received a Juris Doctor from Woodrow Wilson College of Law in 1979.

Bobby G. Peters is licensed to practice law in the state of Georgia as of 1979.

- Received a Juris Doctor from Woodrow Wilson College of Law in 1979.
- Bobby G. Peters is licensed to practice law in the state of Georgia as of 1979.

As of March 19, 2024, Bobby G. Peters did not have a website and did not complete our questionnaire.

Bobby G. Peters is a judge for the Chattahoochee Judicial Circuit Superior Court in Georgia. He was appointed to this position in 2005, and has served four terms. 

Bobby G. Peters is a judge for the Chattahoochee Judicial Circuit Superior Court in Georgia. He was appointed to this position in 2005, and has served since, being re-elected in 2012 and 2016. 

Bobby G. Peters is licensed to practice law in the state of Georgia in 1979.

- Received a Juris Doctor from Woodrow Wilson College of Law in 1979.
- Bobby G. Peters is licensed to practice law in the state of Georgia in 1979.

He was a member of the Columbus City Council.

- He was a member of the Columbus City Council.

- Georgia Superior Court Judges hear a wide range of criminal cases from petty theft and public drunkenness to murder. Some cases in front of the Georgia Superior Court involve the death penalty. 
- On the civil side, Superior Court Judges hear cases on divorce, titles to land, contract disputes, and premises liability. 
- Superior Court Judges are elected by judicial circuit. Each county surrounding Atlanta has its own judicial circuit, while rural judicial districts typically consist of multiple counties.
- Superior Court Judges are elected to four year terms. Elections are nonpartisan. The Governor can appoint Superior Court Judges when vacancies arise. 