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

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February 10, 2023 | Daily Report Online

Georgia Jury Returns $2.5M Verdict: Inside the Litigation Strategy

"As emails were admitted and published to the jury, they just instantly pop up, and they have their own little TV screen where they can just read for themselves," said plaintiff attorney Adriana R. Midence of Jackson Lewis in Atlanta. "We thought that was really effective."

By Cedra Mayfield

6 minute read

February 09, 2023 | Daily Report Online

Power Swap: Ex-Chief Justice Appears Before Former Colleagues During Oral Arguments

"You concede that our cases put this issue to the jury," asked Justice Andrew A. Pinson of former Chief Justice Harold D. Melton during Supreme Court of Georgia oral arguments.

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7 minute read

February 08, 2023 | Daily Report Online

"When I left the JQC, I had a judge that called me not long after that, that needed some representation," said attorney S. Lester Tate III, formerly of the Judicial Qualifications Commission of Georgia. "I really went from chairing one meeting to going back to almost the very next meeting and sitting at the other end of the table representing a judge."

By Cedra Mayfield

7 minute read

February 07, 2023 | Daily Report Online

113 Jurists Vying to Become Judge of Georgia Court of Appeals: See Who's on the List

From its list of 113 nominees, the Judicial Nominating Commission will compile a smaller group of candidates to interview for the intermediate appellate vacancy.

By Cedra Mayfield

5 minute read

February 06, 2023 | Daily Report Online

What's Rule 1.8? And Why Do the Georgia Bar and ABA Want It Changed?

The State Bar of Georgia has proposed an amendment to its Professional Conduct Rule 1.8 (e).

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4 minute read

February 03, 2023 | Daily Report Online

Georgia Needs a New JQC Director: Application Window Closes Feb. 10

Jurists interested in becoming the next director of the Judicial Nominating Commission of Georgia have until Friday, Feb, 10 to apply.

By Cedra Mayfield

3 minute read

February 02, 2023 | Daily Report Online

Attorney Overcomes Hurdle of Missing 'Inculpatory' Evidence

"Sometimes phrases like 'bad faith' are thrown around as a pejorative for the effect," said prevailing Middle Judicial Circuit District Attorney John A. "Tripp" Fitzner III. "They actually mean something specific and should not be used that way."

By Cedra Mayfield

6 minute read

February 01, 2023 | Daily Report Online

Georgia Judge Resigns Amid Ethics Investigation

The judge drafted a handwritten resignation letter to Gov. Brian Kemp with an effective date of Feb. 1, 2023, but didn't disclose his reason for stepping down from the bench.

By Cedra Mayfield

2 minute read