R. Robin Mcdonald

January 25, 2016 | Daily Report Online

Legislation to abolish and then re-create the state's judicial watchdog agency has uncovered fault lines that have divided the agency's members appointed by the State Bar of Georgia, its current chairman foremost among them, and its longtime investigator, Richard Hyde, who was appointed by Gov. Nathan Deal to the panel last month.

By R. Robin McDonald

9 minute read

January 22, 2016 | Daily Report Online

The Georgia House Judiciary Committee chairman on Friday introduced a resolution calling for a constitutional amendment to abolish the state judicial watchdog agency and create a new one that significantly reduces the influence of the State Bar of Georgia.

By R. Robin Mcdonald

4 minute read

January 21, 2016 | Daily Report Online

A DeKalb County judge whose nomination to the federal bench was dealt a likely fatal blow by U.S. Sen. David Perdue this week said "divisive politics" had stripped him of a Senate confirmation hearing.

By R. Robin McDonald

9 minute read

January 20, 2016 | Daily Report Online

An Appalachian Circuit Superior Court judge, who last year became the subject of news reports that he had used a racial epithet in open court while discussing an African-American witness, has notified Gov. Nathan Deal that he intends to retire Jan. 31, which is 11 months before his current term ends.

By R. Robin McDonald

2 minute read

January 20, 2016 | Daily Report Online

An attorney once honored by the White House for her work on immigration reform has pleaded guilty to a federal misdemeanor charge of aiding and abetting a client who obtained a Georgia driver's license although she was not a Georgia resident.

By R. Robin McDonald

5 minute read

January 20, 2016 | Daily Report Online

An Appalachian Circuit Superior Court judge, who last year became the subject of news reports that he had used a racial epithet in open court while discussing an African-American witness, has notified Gov. Nathan Deal that he intends to retire Jan. 31, which is 11 months before his current term ends.

By R. Robin McDonald

2 minute read

January 20, 2016 | Daily Report Online

An attorney once honored by the White House for her work on immigration reform has pleaded guilty to a federal misdemeanor charge of aiding and abetting a client who obtained a Georgia driver's license although she was not a Georgia resident.

By R. Robin McDonald

5 minute read

January 19, 2016 | Daily Report Online

Grady Memorial Hospital has signed a settlement agreement with the U.S. attorney in Atlanta to end an investigation into allegations that the hospital broke civil rights laws by failing to communicate effectively with individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing.

By R. Robin McDonald

3 minute read

January 19, 2016 | Daily Report Online

The Supreme Court of Georgia on Tuesday unanimously overturned the murder conviction of a man who had sought to represent himself at trial because he claimed his lawyer had blamed him for the lawyer's heart attack.

By R. Robin McDonald

6 minute read

January 19, 2016 | Daily Report Online

Grady Memorial Hospital has signed a settlement agreement with the U.S. attorney in Atlanta to end an investigation into allegations that the hospital broke civil rights laws by failing to communicate effectively with individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing.

By R. Robin McDonald

3 minute read