Cedra Mayfield

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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May 02, 2024 | Daily Report Online

Candidate for Judge Challenges Disqualification Linked to 'Bank Error'

Meeting minutes attributed the challenger's candidacy disqualification to an untimely dispute of a banking error that resulted in a returned qualifying fees check.

By Cedra Mayfield

6 minute read

May 01, 2024 | Daily Report Online

Hearing Date Announced in Judge's Misconduct Probe

Judicial misconduct proceedings for Middle Georgia Judicial Circuit Chief Judge Robert S. Reeves have been scheduled for June 17-20 at the Georgia Public Safety Training Center in Forsyth.

By Cedra Mayfield

4 minute read

May 01, 2024 | Daily Report Online

A Private Investigator Testified Against a Candidate for Judge

"Mr. Davis must be resident of Georgia," argued respondent counsel Bryan Tyson of The Election Law Group in Atlanta. "If he's not a resident of Georgia, what other state is he a resident of?"

By Cedra Mayfield

8 minute read

April 29, 2024 | Law.com

'I Expect This Cancer to Kill Me': A Lawyer Fights for His Life

"I've never died before," said workers' compensation attorney Travis Jablonski. "I don't know how to do it—and I'd like to do it well."

By Cedra Mayfield

7 minute read

April 25, 2024 | Daily Report Online

'That Seems to Be a Stretch for Me': Judge Upholds Fulton County Judicial Candidate Disqualification

"If I say Johnson is 12 years old and she can't run, it might be wrong, but she's not there to rebut it. … That's all Judge Walker heard," counsel arguing to uphold the disqualification, said.

By Cedra Mayfield | Alex Anteau

4 minute read

April 25, 2024 | Daily Report Online

DISQUALIFIED: Challenger Loletha Hale Booted From Judicial Race—But Not Ballot

Jonesboro attorney Loletha Hale's challenge of appointed incumbent Judge Stephen N. Knights Jr. ended Thursday following Hale's disqualification from the judicial race for Henry County State Court.

By Cedra Mayfield

5 minute read

April 24, 2024 | Daily Report Online

Judge Orders Stay of Tiffani Johnson's Disqualification From Fulton Race for Judge

"[T]his court finds that staying the enforcement of the final decision until further order of this court will best preserve the status quo and avoid prejudice to either side," read DeKalb County Superior Court Judge Stacey K. Hydrick's order.

By Cedra Mayfield

7 minute read

April 24, 2024 | Law.com

Legal Speak at General Counsel Conference Midwest 2024: Carolyn Burbrink, Uber Director of Volume Mobility Safety and Insurance Litigation

Last week, Legal Speak spoke live on location at the General Counsel Conference Midwest 2024 in Chicago with professionals across the legal industry about key insights and practical solutions that today's general counsel need to manage and better leverage C-Suite relationships, successfully overcome a litigation crisis, do more with fewer resources, and more.

By Cedra Mayfield | Patrick Smith

1 minute read

April 24, 2024 | Law.com

Legal Speak at General Counsel Conference Midwest 2024: Vaishali Rao, Hinshaw & Culbertson Partner

Last week, Legal Speak spoke live on location at the General Counsel Conference Midwest 2024 in Chicago with professionals across the legal industry about key insights and practical solutions that today's general counsel need to manage and better leverage C-Suite relationships, successfully overcome a litigation crisis, do more with fewer resources, and more.

By Cedra Mayfield | Patrick Smith

1 minute read

April 22, 2024 |

Legal Speak at General Counsel Conference Midwest 2024: Liz Davis, Burke, Warren, MacKay & Serritella, P.C. Partner

Last week, Legal Speak spoke live on location at the General Counsel Conference Midwest 2024 in Chicago with professionals across the legal industry about key insights and practical solutions that today's general counsel need to manage and better leverage C-Suite relationships, successfully overcome a litigation crisis, do more with fewer resources, and more.

By Cedra Mayfield | Patrick Smith

1 minute read


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