Cedra Mayfield
Cedra Mayfield is a litigation reporter with the Daily Report, the ALM newspaper in Atlanta. She can be reached at [email protected]. Twitter: @cedramayfield
May 07, 2024 | Daily Report Online
$3.8M Settlement Reached After Deacon Dies in Atlanta Police Custody"While this part of their struggle is coming to a close, this fight for justice will not end until criminal charges are levied," said plaintiff counsel Mawuli Mel Davis of the Davis Bozeman Johnson Law Firm in Decatur.
By Cedra Mayfield
4 minute read
May 06, 2024 | Daily Report Online
'Not Ripe': Challenge of Georgia Court of Appeals Candidate's Residency Nixed"Most tellingly, he did not have a key to the apartment, a mailbox key, or a device to access the building. To get into the apartment, he had to make arrangements with one of his sons," the judge wrote.
By Cedra Mayfield
5 minute read
May 03, 2024 | Daily Report Online
Residency Challenge: Motion to Include Cellphone Data Reveals Details About Judicial Candidate's Whereabouts"With physical presence confirmed, Mr. Davis' intent regarding his residence in Georgia is what matters, not the number of days or nights he spent at a particular location," read a motion response prepared by respondent counsel Bryan Tyson of The Election Law Group.
By Cedra Mayfield
7 minute read
May 02, 2024 | Daily Report Online
Candidate for Judge Challenges Disqualification Linked to 'Bank Error'Meeting minutes attributed the challenger's candidacy disqualification to an untimely dispute of a banking error that resulted in a returned qualifying fees check.
By Cedra Mayfield
6 minute read
May 01, 2024 | Daily Report Online
Hearing Date Announced in Judge's Misconduct ProbeJudicial misconduct proceedings for Middle Georgia Judicial Circuit Chief Judge Robert S. Reeves have been scheduled for June 17-20 at the Georgia Public Safety Training Center in Forsyth.
By Cedra Mayfield
4 minute read
May 01, 2024 | Daily Report Online
A Private Investigator Testified Against a Candidate for Judge"Mr. Davis must be resident of Georgia," argued respondent counsel Bryan Tyson of The Election Law Group in Atlanta. "If he's not a resident of Georgia, what other state is he a resident of?"
By Cedra Mayfield
8 minute read
April 29, 2024 | Law.com
'I Expect This Cancer to Kill Me': A Lawyer Fights for His Life"I've never died before," said workers' compensation attorney Travis Jablonski. "I don't know how to do it—and I'd like to do it well."
By Cedra Mayfield
7 minute read
April 25, 2024 | Daily Report Online
'That Seems to Be a Stretch for Me': Judge Upholds Fulton County Judicial Candidate Disqualification"If I say Johnson is 12 years old and she can't run, it might be wrong, but she's not there to rebut it. … That's all Judge Walker heard," counsel arguing to uphold the disqualification, said.
By Cedra Mayfield | Alex Anteau
4 minute read
April 25, 2024 | Daily Report Online
DISQUALIFIED: Challenger Loletha Hale Booted From Judicial Race—But Not BallotJonesboro attorney Loletha Hale's challenge of appointed incumbent Judge Stephen N. Knights Jr. ended Thursday following Hale's disqualification from the judicial race for Henry County State Court.
By Cedra Mayfield
5 minute read
April 24, 2024 | Daily Report Online
Judge Orders Stay of Tiffani Johnson's Disqualification From Fulton Race for Judge"[T]his court finds that staying the enforcement of the final decision until further order of this court will best preserve the status quo and avoid prejudice to either side," read DeKalb County Superior Court Judge Stacey K. Hydrick's order.
By Cedra Mayfield
7 minute read
