Katheryn Tucker

March 16, 2021 | Daily Report Online

"The Georgia Public Defender Council would be most unwise to decline to contract with Duke's counsel on remand," Justice Nels Peterson said in a separate concurrence, noting that murder defendant Ryan Duke "may very well have a constitutional right to state funded experts."

By Katheryn Tucker

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March 12, 2021 | Daily Report Online

"It provides a path forward for our clients and ensures that George Floyd's death will result in substantive, positive change," said L. Chris Stewart of Stewart Miller Simmons in Atlanta.

By Katheryn Tucker

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March 12, 2021 | Daily Report Online

"When we file a lawsuit on behalf of our client, the most meaningful pressure that is placed on the persons or corporations we sue is the prospect of a jury trial," said Lance Cooper.

By Katheryn Tucker

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March 11, 2021 | Daily Report Online

Presiding Justice David Nahmias will become the new chief justice in July. Justice Michael Boggs will be the new presiding justice.

By Katheryn Tucker

3 minute read

March 10, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer

"The percentage of a company's overall business that it conducts in a given county, standing alone, is not meaningful and is not determinative," Judge Maria McLaughlin said.

By Katheryn Tucker

3 minute read

March 09, 2021 | Daily Report Online

Gov. Brian Kemp now has three choices from which to choose a replacement for former Fulton County Superior Court Judge Shawn LaGrua, newest member of the Georgia Supreme Court.

By Katheryn Tucker

2 minute read

March 09, 2021 | Daily Report Online

"The Chief Judge of each trial court is authorized, in his or her discretion, to summon new trial jurors and to resume jury trials, if that can be done safely," Georgia Supreme Court Chief Justice Harold Melton said Tuesday.

By Katheryn Tucker

3 minute read

March 08, 2021 | Daily Report Online

"I am a trial lawyer at heart. I spent the first 17 years of my career in courtrooms, on the other side of the bench." Judge Christopher Edwards said. "I am excited to try cases again."

By Katheryn Tucker

4 minute read

March 08, 2021 | Daily Report Online

"The idea is to recognize what season of life you're in and what's coming," said Judge David Darden, who will retire at 62 after 18 years on the bench.

By Katheryn Tucker

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March 05, 2021 | Law.com

"I'm pleased to add some of the country's top legal talent, Scott Stewart and Chad Lamar, to the team of highly skilled attorneys and professionals we have assembled at the Mississippi Attorney General's Office," AG Lynn Fitch said.

By Katheryn Tucker

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