R. Robin Mcdonald

August 05, 2015 | Daily Report Online

A federal judge in Atlanta has ruled that a lawsuit accusing Delta Air Lines of illegally colluding with AirTran Airways to impose baggage fees on the flying public can go forward as a class action on behalf of the airlines' customers.

By R. Robin McDonald

2 minute read

August 05, 2015 | Daily Report Online

Attorneys for former Superior Court Judge Cynthia Becker filed the motion to recuse Lester Tate, above, and two of the remaining six commission members.

By R. Robin McDonald

5 minute read

August 05, 2015 | Daily Report Online

Attorneys for former Superior Court Judge Cynthia Becker filed the motion to recuse Lester Tate, above, and two of the remaining six commission members.

By R. Robin McDonald

5 minute read

August 04, 2015 | Daily Report Online

Former DeKalb County Superior Court Judge Cynthia Becker has accused the state judicial watchdog agency of basing ethics charges against her on "numerous misstatements of fact and law" that suggest "a profound misunderstanding of the underlying facts" of a high-profile criminal corruption case she handled.

By R. Robin McDonald

7 minute read

August 04, 2015 | Daily Report Online

Former DeKalb County Superior Court Judge Cynthia Becker has accused the state judicial watchdog agency of basing ethics charges against her on "numerous misstatements of fact and law" that suggest "a profound misunderstanding of the underlying facts" of a high-profile criminal corruption case she handled.

By R. Robin McDonald

7 minute read

August 03, 2015 | Daily Report Online

Eight veteran prosecutors, among them former U.S. Deputy Attorney General Larry Thompson, have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to "recognize, and refuse to condone, the blatant illegality of the prosecutorial misconduct" that led to a Georgia death row inmate's sentence.

By R. Robin McDonald

2 minute read

August 03, 2015 | Daily Report Online

Eight veteran prosecutors, among them former U.S. Deputy Attorney General Larry Thompson, have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to "recognize, and refuse to condone, the blatant illegality of the prosecutorial misconduct" that led to a Georgia death row inmate's sentence.

By R. Robin McDonald

2 minute read

July 31, 2015 | Daily Report Online

Two years ago at a panel discussion on diversity at the University of Georgia, DeKalb State Court Judge Dax Lopez—whom the White House nominated July 30 to the federal bench—talked bluntly of his surprise when he heard judges from some of the state's rural circuits be dismissive of minorities and immigrants.

By R. Robin McDonald

7 minute read

July 31, 2015 | Daily Report Online

Two years ago at a panel discussion on diversity at the University of Georgia, DeKalb State Court Judge Dax Lopez—whom the White House nominated July 30 to the federal bench—talked bluntly of his surprise when he heard judges from some of the state's rural circuits be dismissive of minorities and immigrants.

By R. Robin McDonald

7 minute read

July 30, 2015 | Daily Report Online

The White House has nominated DeKalb County State Court Judge Dax Lopez, a Republican, to fill the final open slot on the federal bench in the Northern District of Georgia.

By R. Robin McDonald

2 minute read