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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April 07, 2022 | Daily Report Online

In Photos: These Powerful JQC Watchdogs Help Decide the Fate of Judges Facing Ethics Complaints

Click through the slideshow to meet the watchdogs who make up the Judicial Qualifications Commission of Georgia.

By Cedra Mayfield

1 minute read

April 06, 2022 | Daily Report Online

'Cancel Student Debt': Attorneys, Lawmakers Have Mixed Reactions After Biden Extends Repayment Freeze

"I still have student debt from grad school and law school," tweeted Stephen MacNeil of Alpharetta. "Why would I expect you, via tax dollars, [to] pay for my decision to go to college for which I am reaping the benefits of the education I received."

By Cedra Mayfield

4 minute read

April 05, 2022 | Daily Report Online

Southern AGs Sue Biden Administration After Trump-Era Immigration Policy Rescinded

"The Biden administration's unprecedented attempt to circumvent federal immigration law ultimately emboldens criminals and undermines the efforts of our law enforcement officers," tweeted Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr. "This is a dangerous policy."

By Cedra Mayfield

4 minute read

April 04, 2022 | Daily Report Online

Georgia Judge Resigns Amid Ethics Investigation

The judge drafted his resignation letter to Gov. Brian Kemp, who accepted.

By Cedra Mayfield

2 minute read

April 04, 2022 | Daily Report Online

Whistleblowing Employee Helps Land $750K 'False Claims' Settlement With OGCC Behavioral Health

"It's disturbing when health care providers accept Medicare and Medicaid money meant to pay for the care of vulnerable patients, when in reality the providers either provided no services at all or otherwise misrepresented their services in order to steal from federal health care programs," said Special Agent in Charge Tamala E. Miles of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General.

By Cedra Mayfield

4 minute read

April 04, 2022 | Daily Report Online

'It's Time for the 2022 State Bar of Georgia Election': Members to Vote for Candidates in 7 Races

The 2022 State Bar of Georgia elections will see 20 candidates vying for leadership in seven contested races.

By Cedra Mayfield

2 minute read

April 01, 2022 | Daily Report Online

Judge Under Investigation for Pointing Rifle at Deputy During Dispute

The judge "admitted that he pointed the AR-15 at the lieutenant, and the lieutenant feared for his safety," read a March 31 Judicial Qualification Commission inquiry.

By Cedra Mayfield

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March 31, 2022 | Daily Report Online

$4.8M Pre-Litigation Settlement Reached After Trooper Kills Unarmed Motorist

Shooting an unarmed man without cause is unconscionable," said civil rights litigator Andrew Lampros of Hall & Lampros in Atlanta. "We were prepared to sue the trooper, the department and its leadership asserting both Constitutional claims as well as state law tort claims."

By Cedra Mayfield

4 minute read

March 31, 2022 | Daily Report Online

Nearly $1M in Attorney Fees: Lawyers Secure $2.3M Personal Injury Verdict Against City of Atlanta

"This case would never have taken 10 years if the city had simply acknowledged responsibility," claimed plaintiff attorney Dwight Chamberlin of Woodstock. "The evidence was very strong and substantial that their lids, that they knew were hazardous, hurt one of their citizens."

By Cedra Mayfield

5 minute read

March 30, 2022 | Daily Report Online

Georgia Elections: Black Men in Races for Judge Could Make History—If Elected

In the Cobb, Douglas, Gwinnett and Southern judicial circuits, the May 24, 2022 nonpartisan primary election of a Black male candidate as superior court judge would mark the first in each circuit's history.

By Cedra Mayfield

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