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
August 29, 2023 | Daily Report Online
'Our Case Counts Are Just Exploding': Judges Plead for More Judgeships"Our problems are not any different from yours, but we feel like it's our turn after 43 years," said Tifton Judicial Circuit Chief Judge Bill Reinhardt.
By Cedra Mayfield
8 minute read
August 28, 2023 | Daily Report Online
These Georgia Circuits Are in Dire Need of Judges, Starting With TiftonOf nine judicial circuits requesting the allocation of an additional judge based on qualifying judicial workloads, Judicial Council of Georgia members have given the Tifton Judicial Circuit top priority.
By Cedra Mayfield
3 minute read
August 24, 2023 | Daily Report Online
Georgia Judges Are Quitting—And Yes—Money's a Big Part of ItThe Judicial Council of Georgia has unanimously voted to accept a recommendation to reform judicial pay. Under the proposal, Georgia jurists' base salary rates would increase to become comparable to federal judges' for fiscal year 2024.
By Cedra Mayfield
5 minute read
August 23, 2023 | Daily Report Online
Chief Justice Urges Newly Admitted Attorneys to Address 'Lawyer Deficit'"One way you can pay it forward is to commit to improving access to justice for others," said Supreme Court of Georgia Chief Justice Michael P. Boggs Tuesday. "[T]he need is great and the reward in helping others is immeasurable,"
By Cedra Mayfield
4 minute read
August 23, 2023 | Daily Report Online
County or Sheriff? Presentment Challenge Leads to Interpretive Divide"If the plaintiff presented to somebody that at least conceivably would qualify under the statute, there's nothing in the statute to point to to say 'you failed to do that,' right?," asked Presiding Justice Nels S. D. Peterson during oral arguments.
By Cedra Mayfield
6 minute read
August 22, 2023 | Daily Report Online
Challenging a Judge: These Jurists' Term in Office Is Expiring Next YearAt least 50 superior and state court judges in Clayton, Cobb, DeKalb, Douglas, and Gwinnett counties have terms expiring Dec. 31, 2024.
By Cedra Mayfield
2 minute read
August 21, 2023 | Daily Report Online
Sheriff Accused of Groping TV's Judge Hatchett Pleads Guilty, Resigns"Today a servant-leader in our community finally has some closure to this deeply troubling assault," said civil rights litigator Mawuli Davis of the Davis Bozeman Law Firm in Decatur.
By Cedra Mayfield
3 minute read
August 21, 2023 | Daily Report Online
Dead in Its Tracks: A New Ruling Could Stop These Pending Cases"[T]he General Assembly's passage of the preemption provision [in OCGA § 10-13B-1] took away any power Hospital Authority of Wayne County, Georgia otherwise may have had under OCGA § 31-7-75 to pursue claims that the preemption provision and the Settlement Act are unconstitutional," the Supreme Court of Georgia ruled.
By Cedra Mayfield
4 minute read
August 18, 2023 | Law.com
Too Risky to Follow or Cutting Edge? Inside the Minds of Legal InfluencersFrom public benefit and personal fame to professional conduct pitfalls and consequences, this Law.com series examines legal professionals' growing use of social media and emerging technology, including artificial intelligence.
By Cedra Mayfield | Aleeza Furman
2 minute read
August 17, 2023 | Daily Report Online
'We Cannot Remove a Former Judge': Ex-Jurist's Misconduct Case Dismissed as Moot"Removal from office is the only sanction the [Judicial Qualifications Commission of Georgia] seeks, and we cannot remove a former judge from an office he no longer holds," read the Supreme Court of Georgia opinion. "Accordingly, we dismiss."
By Cedra Mayfield
6 minute read
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