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 05, 2021 | Daily Report Online
Live And In Person: Georgia Justices Will Hear Oral Arguments Next Month"It's smart that it's the June calendar, because the court's not going to hold arguments in July," said appellate attorney Brandon Bullard of the Bullard Firm in Atlanta. "It gives them time to figure out how well this is going to work."
By Cedra Mayfield
3 minute read
May 05, 2021 | Daily Report Online
Not White? Good Luck Becoming a Judge in GeorgiaMost of the judges that Georgia governors appointed in the last decade have been white men.
By Cedra Mayfield
2 minute read
May 03, 2021 | Daily Report Online
Mayor, Colleagues Mourn Loss of Atlanta Municipal Judge Leigh DuPre"Our thoughts are prayers are with Judge DuPre's loved ones, as well as those whose lives were changed for the better as a result of her work," said Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms.
By Cedra Mayfield
3 minute read
May 03, 2021 | Daily Report Online
'Safe Spaces for Judges?' Questions Come Up at Suicide Awareness Program"We do not have a specific resource for suicide prevention and that's going to change," said Chief Judge Bill Reinhardt of the Tifton Circuit of Georgia. "I hope that will be one of the first positive things that comes out of this."
By Cedra Mayfield
4 minute read
May 03, 2021 | Daily Report Online
Minority Bars Rally Resources for Judicial Diversity in Georgia"If the person at the top lets those below him know that he's interested in diversity on the bench and wants to close the gap, then it will happen," said Georgia Court of Appeals Justice Herbert Phipps.
By Cedra Mayfield
5 minute read
April 30, 2021 | Daily Report Online
Meet the JNC: To Rise to Bench, Most Lawyers Must First Pass Powerful GatekeepersClick through the slideshow to meet the gatekeepers.
By Cedra Mayfield
1 minute read
April 29, 2021 | Daily Report Online
Trial by Fire: Young Lawyer's Biggest Case—an Arson Prosecution—Comes at Height of Pandemic"That was actually my first felony jury trial ever," said Assistant District Attorney Jared Horowitz. "I was brought in June of 2020—just in the middle of the pandemic."
By Cedra Mayfield
3 minute read
April 29, 2021 | Daily Report Online
She Did It: How These Lawyers Reached the Top Despite Grim Prospects"The important thing to remember is regardless of your race or background, if you have done the necessary work and are otherwise qualified, you deserve to be here," said Cobb County Superior Court Judge Kellie S. Hill.
By Cedra Mayfield
8 minute read
April 28, 2021 | Daily Report Online
Back Up and Running: Inside Cobb County's First Superior Court Trial Since 2020"We ordered clear face masks for the jurors to use," Cobb County Superior Court Judge Ann B. Harris said. "But here's the thing: They weren't particularly comfortable because they were plastic."
By Cedra Mayfield
5 minute read
April 28, 2021 | Daily Report Online
All Eyes on Fulton: Will Governor Break Streak With Superior Court Appointment?"There's been only one African American appointment to the Fulton County Superior Court in the last 18 years," said attorney Wayne B. Kendall.
By Cedra Mayfield
5 minute read
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