Katheryn Hayes Tucker

June 23, 2022 | Daily Report Online

"Some of us have serious concerns about the constitutionality of a statute that strips from a defendant the ability to present evidence that could be critical to its ability to present a defense of a product it designs and manufactures," Justice Sarah Warren said.

By Katheryn Hayes Tucker

4 minute read

June 23, 2022 | Daily Report Online

"You're asking us to reverse ourselves. Right?" Justice Verda Colvin asked H. Maddox Kilgore.

By Katheryn Hayes Tucker

3 minute read

June 23, 2022 | Daily Report Online

"It is my sincere hope that you, the other leaders of this State, and the members of the Bench and Bar will look favorably upon my service as the first judge of this Court," former Jones Day partner Judge Walt Davis wrote to Gov. Brian Kemp. "It is an institution that I will forever cherish."

By Katheryn Hayes Tucker

6 minute read

June 22, 2022 | Daily Report Online

Chief Justice David Nahmias wrote the opinion ruling that Cobb County Superior Court Judge Mary Staley Clark was wrong to allow sexual misconduct into evidence at the murder trial. Nahmias reversed the convictions for malice murder, two counts of felony murder, and cruelty to children.

By Katheryn Hayes Tucker

8 minute read

June 22, 2022 | Daily Report Online

The issue of first impression in Georgia law came to the high court via a certified question from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.

By Katheryn Hayes Tucker

5 minute read

June 20, 2022 | Daily Report Online

Linda Dunikoski's 20 years of experience in the courtroom helped her win three convictions in the Arbery trial—and also makes her worry as she sees a shrinking number of career prosecutors.

By Katheryn Hayes Tucker

7 minute read

June 17, 2022 | Daily Report Online

"Carol Hunstein is an important figure in the history of the legal profession in Georgia," Chief Justice David Nahmias said.

By Katheryn Hayes Tucker

3 minute read

June 16, 2022 | Daily Report Online

Marriott attorney Steven Ruder of Rudner Law Offices in Dallas said the opinion from Judge Walter Davis will serve as a guide for future cases focused on the same issues. And since it came within a year of the filing of the lawsuit, it may be ahead of others to come.

By Katheryn Hayes Tucker

5 minute read

June 15, 2022 | Daily Report Online

"The reason Bob and I got into this line of work," Cale Conley said of co-counsel Bob Cheeley, "is uncovering design problems helps improve safety in future designs. If we can get to the bottom of what happened here, maybe it won't happen again."

By Katheryn Hayes Tucker

4 minute read

June 13, 2022 | Daily Report Online

Justice Carol Hunstein started her career in private practice after finding that no firm in Atlanta would hire a woman. She became the first woman judge on the DeKalb County Superior Court after beating four men in an election. Gov. Zell Miller appointed her to the Georgia Supreme Court in 1992.

By Katheryn Hayes Tucker

3 minute read