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
December 11, 2023 | Daily Report Online
Meet the Candidates: Revamped Court of Appeals Short List Includes 2 Judges, 3 AttorneysThe Judicial Nominating Commission of Georgia has short-listed two Superior Court judges and three attorneys as judicial candidates in the running to fill a vacancy on the Georgia Court of Appeals bench.
By Cedra Mayfield
4 minute read
December 08, 2023 | Daily Report Online
Settled for $3M: Body Camera Footage and Familial Ties Key in Resolving Pedestrian's Case"Had we not had that first body camera footage, our liability case and claims for punitive damages and attorney's fees under 13-6-11 would not have been as strong," said plaintiff counsel Jeb Butler of Butler Kahn.
By Cedra Mayfield
6 minute read
December 07, 2023 | Daily Report Online
Authority Challenged After Judge Issues Arrest Warrant Against Fellow Circuit Judge"I've seen lawyers do a lot of things to try to get off a trial calendar, but I don't think I've ever seen a lawyer try to get a judge arrested or placed in jail to get off a trial," said defense counsel S. Lester Tate III.
By Cedra Mayfield
4 minute read
December 06, 2023 | Daily Report Online
'Right Call': Judge's Order Sparks Challenge, Postpones Tex McIver Retrial"It seems pretty clear to me that it would be a violation of the double jeopardy clause to allow [the state] to argue something that they lost at the first trial," Donald F. Samuel told the Daily Report on Wednesday.
By Cedra Mayfield
5 minute read
December 05, 2023 | Daily Report Online
The Naughty List: These Georgia Judges Landed in Hot Water in 2023This year, five judges faced new or ongoing probes for their alleged commission of dozens of ethics violations.
By Cedra Mayfield
7 minute read
December 04, 2023 | Daily Report Online
'A Defendant Who Deserves to Lose': Firms Join Forces, Secure $40M Settlement Against GDOT"There's nothing more satisfying than winning big against a defendant who deserves to lose," said plaintiff co-counsel Jeb Butler of Butler Kahn in Atlanta. "I just wish it hadn't taken four years."
By Cedra Mayfield
8 minute read
December 01, 2023 | Daily Report Online
Indigent Defense Gets a New Leader: Zanele Ngubeni to Take Over Gideon's Promise"I know how difficult it is to try to navigate our 'systems' and dispel people's judgments in order to survive," said Zanele Ngubeni, incoming Gideon's Promise executive director.
By Cedra Mayfield
6 minute read
November 30, 2023 | Daily Report Online
'How Are You a Judge?': Ethics Trial Draws to Close for Tearful Jurist"I feel like I was, in essence, convicted guilty until proven innocent," testified Douglas County Probate Judge Christina Peterson.
By Cedra Mayfield
9 minute read
November 28, 2023 | Daily Report Online
More Charges Dropped as Judge Christina Peterson's Ethics Trial ResumesJudicial Qualifications Commission of Georgia Director Courtney Veal called a court clerk, lawyer, respondent and neighbor to the stand during ethics proceedings Tuesday.
By Cedra Mayfield
7 minute read
November 28, 2023 | Daily Report Online
Postponed: Supreme Court of Georgia Won't Hear Oral Arguments in DecemberThe high court's oral arguments scheduled for Dec. 5 have been rescheduled to Jan. 9 and 10.
By Cedra Mayfield
1 minute read
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