Bobby Peters

Bobby G. Peters is a Superior Court judge and a former Mayor of Columbus, Georgia. He was first elected Mayor in 1994, after twelve years as a city councilor. In 1998, Peters became the first Columbus mayor to win re-election to a second term since consolidation. He served as Mayor until 2003, when Robert Poydasheff was elected. As Mayor, Peters also served as Public Safety Director of the city.

Peters graduated from Hardaway High School in 1967, in Columbus, Georgia, and later earned an undergraduate degree in criminal justice, and a post-graduate degree in education at Columbus State University. He graduated with a J.D. from Woodrow Wilson College of Law in 1979.

Bobby Peters was one of ten elected officials in the nation to represent the United States in a governmental exchange program with Australia. Peters was named "Ambassador of Goodwill" for the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (WHINSEC), formerly the School of the Americas. In 2002, Peters was presented with the "Order of Saint Maurice" by Gen. Paul Eaton, Commanding General of Fort Benning.

Bobby is a member of Calvary Baptist Church of Columbus, Georgia and has two daughters, Kelly and Jennifer.