R. Robin McDonald
Daily Report reporter R. Robin McDonald's journalism career includes stints as a staff writer at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Fort Worth Star-Telegram, The Wichita Eagle, and The Anniston Star and as a trial tracker at CourtTV and CNN. She is the author of two true crime books -- Black Widow: The True Story of the Hilley Poisonings and Secrets Never Lie: The Death of Sara Tokars.
October 13, 2016 | Daily Report Online
FDIC Seeks to Recoup $17M in Bank Collapse TrialA civil trial opened involving some of metro Atlanta's most prominent and successful businessmen as the FDIC pursuses compensation for losses the agency assumed when the Buckhead Community Bank collapsed in 2009.
By R. Robin McDonald
8 minute read
October 11, 2016 | Daily Report Online
New Coalition Formed to Fight Constitutional Move to Abolish Court WatchdogJust a month before voters decide on a constitutional amendment that, if approved, would abolish the state judicial watchdog agency and give the General Assembly sole authority to remake it, a coalition of citizens and nonpartisan organizations has formed to combat the amendment's passage.
By R. Robin McDonald
6 minute read
October 10, 2016 | Daily Report Online
Longtime Ga. Judicial Education Official to RetireThe longtime executive director of Georgia's Institute of Continuing Judicial Education said he plans to retire Dec. 31 after more than three decades designing and directing orientation and continuing education programs for the state's judges and their staffs.
By R. Robin McDonald
4 minute read
October 07, 2016 | Daily Report Online
Two North Georgia Judges Oust Colleague as Chief JudgeTwo judges removed the Lookout Mountain Judicial Circuit's new chief judge—the daughter of Bobby Lee Cook—by changing the rules, then voting her out.
By R. Robin McDonald
13 minute read
October 05, 2016 | Daily Report Online
Civil Rights Lawyers Sue to End Victim Fees in ColumbusAttorneys with the Southern Center for Human Rights in Atlanta are suing the city of Columbus and the chief judge of the city Recorder's Court to end a practice they contend violates the rights of domestic violence victims by imposing "an illegal victim fee" and jailing women who fail to pay up.
By R. Robin McDonald
7 minute read
October 04, 2016 | Daily Report Online
Justice's Committee Rewriting Legislation That Would Govern New JQCThe public has not yet voted on a proposed constitutional amendment to abolish the state judicial watchdog agency and give the Legislature sole authority to remake it, but a committee convened by state Supreme Court Justice David Nahmias is already rewriting legislation passed last spring that radically reconfigured the agency and made its operations more secretive.
By R. Robin McDonald
6 minute read
October 03, 2016 | Daily Report Online
Tenet Pays Whopping $516 Million to Settle Kickback CasesTexas-based Tenet Healthcare, which owns hospitals across the nation, and two former Tenet hospitals in metro Atlanta have agreed to pay more than $516 million to settle federal whistleblower cases.
By R. Robin McDonald
6 minute read
September 29, 2016 | Daily Report Online
State Legislators Unmoved by Judge's Questionable PracticesA Georgia probate judge whose complaints spurred an attack on the state's judicial watchdog has been accused of breaching defendants' constitutional rights and open courtroom requirements.
By R. Robin McDonald
17 minute read
September 26, 2016 | Daily Report Online
Concessions by Secretary of State May Restore Thousands to Voter RollsTens of thousands of voters whose registrations were canceled will be restored to the voter rolls before the November election after the Georgia Secretary of State agreed Friday to suspend a longtime practice of canceling registrations that the state NAACP had filed suit to stop.
By R. Robin McDonald
7 minute read
September 22, 2016 | Daily Report Online
Watchdog Agency's Former Investigator TestifiesFour members of the state's judicial watchdog agency, including the Fulton County judge who is its acting chairwoman, declined invitations Thursday to appear voluntarily at a hearing conducted by a state House legislative committee investigating the agency's operations.
By R. Robin McDonald
6 minute read
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