Cedra Mayfield

October 05, 2022 | Daily Report Online

"This case will be assigned to the February 2023 oral argument calendar," the Supreme Court of Georgia announced Tuesday.

By Cedra Mayfield

4 minute read

October 05, 2022 | Daily Report Online

"This case will be assigned to the February 2023 oral argument calendar," the Supreme Court of Georgia announced Tuesday.

By Cedra Mayfield

3 minute read

October 04, 2022 | Daily Report Online

Weeks before his scheduled appearance before the Judicial Qualifications Commission of Georgia's Hearing Panel, suspended Georgia Court of Appeals Judge Christian Coomer has filed a half-dozen motions in limine.

By Cedra Mayfield

5 minute read

October 03, 2022 | Daily Report Online

"The verdict came back for $6,397,178.29," said plaintiff attorney Miguel Dominguez of Morgan & Morgan in Atlanta. "The jury told us it was very important to even include every cent of the medical expenses. They hoped that the rest of the verdict would help this young man get his life back on track."

By Cedra Mayfield

6 minute read

September 30, 2022 | Daily Report Online

"This year I reached retirement age and after much talk and discussion with my family, I decided to retire from the bench and face new challenges," South Georgia Judicial Circuit Chief Judge J. Kevin Chason told the Daily Report. "I will become in-house counsel for a local bank."

By Cedra Mayfield

2 minute read

September 30, 2022 | Daily Report Online

"Code section 21-2-6 allows the challenge here because 'qualifications,' as that term is used in the statute, includes all of the prerequisites for seeking and holding office," read the high court's decision. "The substitute candidate did not properly qualify to seek office, so the Board lacked authority to put him on the ballot."

By Cedra Mayfield

6 minute read

September 30, 2022 | Daily Report Online

Following the resignation of Polk County Probate Judge Tony Brazier, voters will decide between interim Judge Shayne Green, Cedartown attorney Robert "Bobby" Brooks and Polk County Deputy Sheriff Charles Michael Sullivan in the special Nov. 8 nonpartisan election.

By Cedra Mayfield

3 minute read

September 29, 2022 | Daily Report Online

Madison County Finance Director Melissa "Missy" Tolbert has been arrested and charged with five felony counts of theft by taking totaling just under $14,000 for funds stolen from the Constitutional Officers Association of Georgia between 2018 and 2022.

By Cedra Mayfield

3 minute read

September 29, 2022 | Daily Report Online

"This, to me, is akin to voter suppression," said Democratic Douglas County chief magistrate candidate Ryan C. Williams. "They are attempting to just limit who the voters get to choose."

By Cedra Mayfield

5 minute read

September 29, 2022 | Daily Report Online

With Rabun County Chief Magistrate Judge Albert O. English not seeking reelection, voters will decide between write-in candidate Kyle Shook, a retired deputy sheriff, and James Blalock, a former police officer, in the Nov. 8 general election.

By Cedra Mayfield

5 minute read