Katheryn Tucker

May 01, 2018 | Daily Report Online

Fulton County Superior Court Judge Alford Dempsey Jr. confirmed Tuesday that he plans to retire after 23 years of service.

By Katheryn Tucker

1 minute read

April 23, 2018 | Daily Report Online

An appellate lawyer recently had an opportunity to turn the tables on a panel of judges at the State Bar of Georgia headquarters building in Atlanta for a conference on “Handling Big Cases."

By Katheryn Tucker

4 minute read

April 20, 2018 | Daily Report Online

A student in Cameroon said he was attacked, cut with a knife and threatened with death after posting a message in a university publication asking for equal rights and treatment of homosexuals.

By Katheryn Tucker

3 minute read

April 20, 2018 | Texas Lawyer

Abbott said in a letter to the AG that he needs to call a special election “as soon as is legally possible” to replace U.S. Rep. Blake Farenthold, R-Corpus Christi, who has resigned his position representing the 27th congressional district.

By Katheryn Tucker

2 minute read

April 19, 2018 | Daily Report Online

Justice Nels Peterson ruled that the “facts support the unmistakable conclusion” that 14-month old Jewell Williams “ingested the deadly dose of cocaine after finding it in the place where [her parents] stored it to sell to others.”

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3 minute read

April 18, 2018 | Daily Report Online

"The trial court declared the mistrial without sufficient factual support and without considering less drastic alternatives," Justice David Nahmias wrote. "We reverse."

By Katheryn Tucker

4 minute read

April 17, 2018 | Daily Report Online

The changing of the chiefs marks the ascent of the high court's younger generation of justices. The difference between their ages—and their bar admission dates—is 23 years.

By Katheryn Tucker

4 minute read

April 17, 2018 | Daily Report Online

The total amount with interest: $47,045,342.46, according to lead plaintiffs counsel James Butler Jr. of Butler Wooten & Peak in Atlanta and Columbus.

By Katheryn Tucker

4 minute read

April 17, 2018 | Daily Report Online

Ford's lawyers have filed a motion to recuse Gwinnett County State Court Judge Shawn Bratton, accusing him of “one-sided rulings,” “abdicating judicial responsibility” and “refusal to at least admonish” opposing counsel.

By Katheryn Tucker

6 minute read

April 16, 2018 | Daily Report Online

The decision removes a roadblock to $6 million in sales tax being refunded to cellphone customers.

By Katheryn Tucker

3 minute read