Katheryn Tucker

August 01, 2018 | New Jersey Law Journal

In a 58-page opinion authored by Chief Justice Stuart Rabner, the unanimous court ruled against the admissibility of most elements of a theory, child sexual abuse accommodation syndrome, long used to explain why children often don't disclose sexual abuse until they grow up.

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July 31, 2018 | Daily Report Online

“Drew Findling's entire life has been about service and the defense of people against whom the deck is clearly stacked, people who quite literally are oppressed by our criminal justice system,” said NACDL Immediate Past President Rick Jones.

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July 31, 2018 | Daily Report Online

Pushing past a strong partisan divide on the nomination, the U.S. Senate voted 52-46 Tuesday to confirm Georgia Supreme Court Justice Britt Grant to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.

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July 31, 2018 | Daily Report Online

Cobb Superior Court Chief Judge C. LaTain Kell announced Tuesday that his bench has appointed Senior Assistant District Attorney Wayne Grannis to the Cobb County Juvenile Court.

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July 31, 2018 | Daily Report Online

Georgia Supreme Court Justice Britt Grant moved a major step closer to confirmation to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit as the U.S. Senate agreed Monday evening to invoke cloture and send her nomination to the floor for a vote in the next day or two.

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July 26, 2018 | Daily Report Online

Gwinnett County State Court Judge Shawn Bratton has ordered severe sanctions against Ford Motor Co. for violating his orders in a highly contentious roof crush death case that ended in a mistrial. The next trial will be damages only.

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July 25, 2018 | Daily Report Online

The Council of Probate Court Judges of Georgia on Wednesday announced plans to present a resolution to Judge J. Wade Padgett Aug. 9 thanking him for providing training for those who preside over traffic matters, many without the benefit of a law degree.

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July 25, 2018 | Daily Report Online

Rep. Jason Spencer, R-Woodbine, stepped down before midnight Tuesday after AG Chris Carr demanded that he resign immediately.

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July 25, 2018 | Daily Report Online

The Judicial Nominating Commission is interviewing these 20 candidates to fill the opening created by the retirement of Chief Justice P. Harris Hines—and for any additional vacancies that may occur this year. Justice Britt Grant awaits confirmation for a federal judicial appointment.

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July 24, 2018 | Daily Report Online

Fulton County District Attorney Paul Howard nominated his executive assistant district attorney, Clint Rucker, for the award presented during the 2018 summer conference for the Prosecuting Attorneys' Council of Georgia on Jekyll Island.

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