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
March 20, 2024 | Daily Report Online
'That's Not Res Judicata': Sex Toy Ordinance Challenged—Again"We usually don't make people subject themselves to criminal prosecution or contempt or stuff like that to vindicate their constitutional rights," said Justice Sarah Hawkins Warren during oral arguments Tuesday.
By Cedra Mayfield
6 minute read
March 19, 2024 | Daily Report Online
'Work and Time Constraints': Challenger Announces Withdrawal From Henry County Race for JudgeAttorney Loletha D. Hale of Hale Law Firm in Jonesboro has announced she'll withdrawal her race to replace Henry County State Court Judge Stephen N. Knights Jr.
By Cedra Mayfield
6 minute read
March 18, 2024 | Daily Report Online
Who's Running for Judge in Georgia? May 21, 2024, Election RacesThe Daily Report is tracking Georgia judicial races that will be decided by voters in the statewide general nonpartisan primary election on May 21. Click through the articles to learn more about the candidates, contests and judicial election developments.
By Cedra Mayfield
4 minute read
March 15, 2024 | Daily Report Online
As Judges Step Down, These Hopefuls Want a Shot at the BenchAt least 20 Georgia judges are not seeking reelection in the May 21 general nonpartisan primary election. Meet the candidates vying for the jurists' soon-to-be vacated judgeships.
By Cedra Mayfield
12 minute read
March 13, 2024 | Daily Report Online
Dozens of Judges up for Reelection: These Jurists Face Opposition in MayAt least 40 Georgia judges will face opposition in the May 21 general nonpartisan primary election.
By Cedra Mayfield
4 minute read
March 12, 2024 | Daily Report Online
Here's Everyone Who's Running for Judge in GeorgiaMeet the candidates who have qualified to run for judge in the May 21, 2024, nonpartisan primary election.
By Cedra Mayfield
1 minute read
March 11, 2024 | Daily Report Online
Judges Have Concerns About Artificial Intelligence: Here's What They Said"I am concerned that AI can be used to alter or even manufacture evidence," said Cobb Judicial Circuit Chief Judge A. Gregory Poole. "I am not sure how we will deal with this or even, in some cases, recognize a problem."
By Cedra Mayfield
7 minute read
March 08, 2024 | Daily Report Online
Settlement Strategy: Line-by-Line Holt Demand Leads to $1.25M ResolutionThe plaintiff is 82 years old.
By Cedra Mayfield
4 minute read
March 07, 2024 | Daily Report Online
Fulton Jury Returns $25.5M Verdict Decades After Woman Decapitated in Taxi"This verdict brings us closer, but we're not done yet," said prevailing plaintiff counsel James Hugh Potts II of JHPII in Atlanta.
By Cedra Mayfield
8 minute read
March 07, 2024 | Daily Report Online
'Rule 403 Has Some Real Substance': Judge's Admission of Rap Video Leads to Reversal"Evidence is being abused when the judges don't put their foot down and say, 'this is too prejudicial,'" said Donald F. Samuel of Garland, Samuel & Loeb in Atlanta. "That's what Rule 403 is designed to do."
By Cedra Mayfield
8 minute read
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