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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December 09, 2022 | Daily Report Online

'Attorneys Are Keeping Firearms in Their Office': Lawyer's Slaying Ignites Safety Concerns

"Some attorneys are keeping firearms in their office," said Edwards Family Law attorney Regina I. Edwards. "Make sure to get appropriate training for anyone who may have to use the firearm."

By Cedra Mayfield

5 minute read

December 08, 2022 | Daily Report Online

No Directed Verdict for Georgia Judge in Hot Seat: Ethics Proceedings to Resume

"The Georgia Constitution affords the JQC jurisdiction over respondent's pre-judicial conduct to the extent such conduct 'brings the judicial office into disrepute,'" the Judicial Qualifications Commission of Georgia Hearing Panel ruled. "JQC Rule 2(B)(1) likewise gives the JQC jurisdiction over respondent's alleged conduct before he became a judge."

By Cedra Mayfield

5 minute read

December 07, 2022 | Daily Report Online

This Georgia Judge Just Lost Her Seat: Here Are the Winners of the Runoff Election

Following the Dec. 6 runoff election, Georgia voters have unseated incumbent Polk County Probate Court Judge Shayne Green, and retained incumbent Talbot County Magistrate and Probate Judge Shatara Powell.

By Cedra Mayfield

4 minute read

December 06, 2022 | Daily Report Online

Judge Under Investigation Seeks to Dismiss 42 of the 50 Ethics Charges Against Her

Ahead of a 2023 Judicial Qualifications Commission ethics hearing, defense counsel for Douglas County Probate Judge Christina Peterson has motioned to dismiss 42 of 50 counts of ethics charges filed.

By Cedra Mayfield

5 minute read

December 05, 2022 | Daily Report Online

After Nine Generations, This Family of Lawyers Is Celebrating a First

The Stokes family has a legal lineage spanning more than 250 years, but just achieve a new first with its ninth generation of lawyers.

By Cedra Mayfield

9 minute read

December 02, 2022 | Daily Report Online

3 Candidates, 1 Seat: Women Judges Fill Shortlist for Clayton County State Court Vacancy

Meet the judicial candidates in the running to become Clayton County's newest state court judge and learn why each thinks she's the best fit for the role.

By Cedra Mayfield

5 minute read

December 01, 2022 | Daily Report Online

New Judgeship Up for Grabs: Meet the Gwinnett County Finalists

Meet the judicial candidates in the running to become Gwinnett County's newest state court judge and learn why each thinks he or she is the best fit for the role.

By Cedra Mayfield

6 minute read

November 30, 2022 | Daily Report Online

Final Four: Who Will Become Atlanta's Newest Judge?

Meet the judicial candidates in the running to become Atlanta's newest superior court judge and learn why each thinks they're the best fit.

By Cedra Mayfield

7 minute read

November 29, 2022 | Daily Report Online

Cleared of Contempt: Estate Administrator Not Culpable for Late Client's Breaches

"We recognize that a nonparty that knowingly violates a court order while representing a party to that order 'may be held in contempt," the Georgia Court of Appeals order read. "But the nonparty must violate the order."

By Cedra Mayfield

7 minute read

November 22, 2022 | Daily Report Online

30 Finalists Hope the Governor Will Appoint Them as Judge to Fill 11 Vacancies

The JNC has shortlisted 30 candidates to fill superior court vacancies in the Alcovy, Atlanta, Blue Ridge, Coweta, Lookout Mountain, Mountain and South Georgia judicial circuits and state court vacancies in the Western, Clayton and Gwinnett judicial circuits.

By Cedra Mayfield

6 minute read

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