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
September 15, 2023 | Daily Report Online
Witnesses Take Stand During Judge's Ethics Hearing"During your time being employed at the clerk's office with Judge Peterson, has she ever gone over with or trained you on the Uniform Rules of the Probate Court?," asked Judicial Qualifications Commission Director Courtney Veal.
By Cedra Mayfield
8 minute read
September 15, 2023 | Daily Report Online
'I Pressed That Button': Judge's Activation of Panic Alarm Cited in Ethics Hearing"When I pressed that button, I sat there and just waited and finally a deputy came," testified Douglas County Probate Judge Christina Peterson.
By Cedra Mayfield
9 minute read
September 13, 2023 | Daily Report Online
WINNERS: Huff Powell & Bailey Continues Defense Streak"[Jurors] understand that despite a bad outcome that the doctor was there and focused and did his or her best," said Huff, Powell & Bailey partner R. Page Powell. "Those kinds of things still resonate with people."
By Cedra Mayfield
8 minute read
September 12, 2023 | Daily Report Online
Meet the Judges' Gatekeepers: See Who Serves on the JNC of GeorgiaClick through the slideshow to meet the current gatekeepers who make up the Judicial Nominating Commission of Georgia.
By Cedra Mayfield
1 minute read
September 07, 2023 | Daily Report Online
Judge's Ethics Hearing Reveals Double Standards, Training Challenges"I couldn't help her with the day-to-day operations of her court," testified former Douglas Judicial Circuit Chief Judge David Emerson.
By Cedra Mayfield
9 minute read
September 06, 2023 | Daily Report Online
Supreme Court of Georgia Announces New Rules Effective Jan. 1"These latest revisions will modernize our rules, bringing them up to date with current technologies as well as best practices shared by other state and federal appellate courts," Supreme Court of Georgia Chief Justice Michael P. Boggs announced.
By Cedra Mayfield
3 minute read
September 06, 2023 | Daily Report Online
Ethics Hearing Gets Underway for Judge Christina Peterson"They're not offended by Judge Peterson's conduct. They're offended by the fact that Judge Peterson holds office," argued respondent counsel S. Lester Tate III during opening arguments.
By Cedra Mayfield
8 minute read
September 01, 2023 | Daily Report Online
An Old Letter Raises Legal Question of Public or Private Right"If you get a piece of paper from the government that says you have this right ... and you do exactly what it says, I think you've vested that right," argued appellant attorney David B. Darden of Parker, Hudson, Rainer & Dobbs in Atlanta.
By Cedra Mayfield
6 minute read
August 31, 2023 | Daily Report Online
Case Closed: Summary Judgment Granted in Atlanta BeltLine Rail Easement Dispute"Because plaintiffs have no possessory right to the property, defendants cannot be liable for inverse condemnation, trespass, or attorneys' fees and expenses of litigation," ruled Atlanta Judicial Circuit Judge Scott McAfee.
By Cedra Mayfield
4 minute read
August 30, 2023 | Daily Report Online
Tackling Case Backlogs: Georgia Courts to Get Some Help"I asked [the Governor's Office of Planning and Budget] for permission to extend the program through 2026 and they agreed," said Chief Justice Michael P. Boggs, American Rescue Plan Act Funding Committee chair.
By Cedra Mayfield
5 minute read
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