Cedra Mayfield

February 10, 2022 | Daily Report Online

"It was only about an hour and a half to two hours, where they had to actually be present and answer questions," said attorney Milinda Brown of Buckley Beal in Atlanta. "Before, it could take all day."

By Cedra Mayfield

5 minute read

February 09, 2022 | Daily Report Online

"DeKalb County is a unique form of government in that the county commissioners act as the legislative branch of the government and the CEO acts as the executive," said appellee attorney Brent Herrin of Small Herrin in Atlanta. "While the CEO may have the authority to sign checks to pay commissioners, he has no authority to change the amounts that the commissioners passed through a budget."

By Cedra Mayfield

7 minute read

February 09, 2022 | Daily Report Online

"Step one is to purchase a marriage license for $56," said Fulton County Probate Court Judge Kenya M. Johnson. "Then, the next step is to say, 'I do!'"

By Cedra Mayfield

2 minute read

February 08, 2022 | Daily Report Online

"People are rallying around the idea that experience matters, and that my opponent had none before his appointment," read a campaign statement by Fulton County Juvenile Court Judge Shalana Miller. "The Fulton County Superior Court is too important for someone to learn the law on the go."

By Cedra Mayfield

4 minute read

February 08, 2022 | Daily Report Online

"To me, this case was not so much about the money that was due, as much as it was that we need to define what a money judgment is in Georgia to make it clear," said attorney Jason G. Smith of Piedmont Southern Law.

By Cedra Mayfield

4 minute read

February 07, 2022 | Daily Report Online

"I had no idea at the time that I entered into that non-disparagement clause that these people were going to go out and breach it and sue me for fraud," L. Lin Wood said Monday. "I would have never agreed to restrict my speech if I had contemplated what they ended up doing."

By Cedra Mayfield

5 minute read

February 07, 2022 | Daily Report Online

"Every time you don ... a robe, such as this, you have the opportunity to make a difference," said Chatham County Superior Court Judge John Morse Jr.. "You have an opportunity to make a vital impact."

By Cedra Mayfield

3 minute read

February 07, 2022 | Daily Report Online

"The issue for the court is the appearance of bias or prejudice against defendant and/or his counsel," read a recusal order issued by Chatham County Superior Court Senior Judge Michael Karpf.

By Cedra Mayfield

5 minute read

February 04, 2022 | Daily Report Online

This follows the death of Judge Sherrell Terry.

By Cedra Mayfield

2 minute read

February 03, 2022 | Daily Report Online

"They certainly had a duty. They certainly breached it," said attorney Donald P. Edwards of Edwards & Hawkins in Atlanta. "Whether or not that breach was the proximate cause of the harm is up to them to provide."

By Cedra Mayfield

5 minute read