R. Robin Mcdonald
July 30, 2015 | Daily Report Online
Suit Claims DeKalb Recorders Court Was Run Illegally to Bolster County FinancesSaying that courts are intended to "dispense justice, not profits," attorneys for four people whose traffic citations were adjudicated in DeKalb County Recorders Court are suing the county, claiming that the now-defunct court did not have the legal authority to handle cases involving state laws.
By R. Robin McDonald
7 minute read
July 30, 2015 | Daily Report Online
DeKalb's Dax Lopez Tapped for Federal JudgeshipThe 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
July 30, 2015 | Daily Report Online
Suit Claims DeKalb Recorders Court Was Run Illegally to Bolster County FinancesSaying that courts are intended to "dispense justice, not profits," attorneys for four people whose traffic citations were adjudicated in DeKalb County Recorders Court are suing the county, claiming that the now-defunct court did not have the legal authority to handle cases involving state laws.
By R. Robin McDonald
7 minute read
July 28, 2015 | Daily Report Online
State Says Annotated Official Code Is CopyrightedThe state of Georgia—which for seven years has fought to allow its university system to distribute authors' copyrighted works to students without paying royalties—is suing a California organization for publishing Georgia's annotated code of state laws online for free in what the state contends is copyright infringement.
By R. Robin McDonald
6 minute read
July 28, 2015 | Daily Report Online
Former DeKalb Judge to Preside Over House Speaker's Bar Discipline CaseThe Supreme Court of Georgia has appointed a former DeKalb County Superior Court judge to preside over a pending bar ethics complaint against Georgia's Speaker of the House.
By R. Robin McDonald
2 minute read
July 28, 2015 | Daily Report Online
State Says Annotated Official Code Is CopyrightedThe state of Georgia—which for seven years has fought to allow its university system to distribute authors' copyrighted works to students without paying royalties—is suing a California organization for publishing Georgia's annotated code of state laws online for free in what the state contends is copyright infringement.
By R. Robin McDonald
6 minute read
July 28, 2015 | Daily Report Online
Jury Rejects $2.5 Million Claim in Train-Truck Collision CaseA locomotive engineer's testimony contradicting that of his conductor helped persuade a federal jury in Albany to reject the conductor's $2.5 million personal injury claim stemming from the train's collision with a tractor-trailer rig, a defense lawyer says.
By R. Robin McDonald
6 minute read
July 28, 2015 | Daily Report Online
Former DeKalb Judge to Preside Over House Speaker's Bar Discipline CaseThe Supreme Court of Georgia has appointed a former DeKalb County Superior Court judge to preside over a pending bar ethics complaint against Georgia's Speaker of the House.
By R. Robin McDonald
2 minute read
July 28, 2015 | Daily Report Online
Jury Rejects $2.5 Million Claim in Train-Truck Collision CaseA locomotive engineer's testimony contradicting that of his conductor helped persuade a federal jury in Albany to reject the conductor's $2.5 million personal injury claim stemming from the train's collision with a tractor-trailer rig, a defense lawyer says.
By R. Robin McDonald
6 minute read
July 27, 2015 | Daily Report Online
New JQC Director Resigns as Special Master in Ralston Ethics CaseThe new director of the state judicial watchdog agency has decided to step down from his role adjudicating a bar ethics complaint against Georgia's speaker of the House of Representatives.
By R. Robin McDonald
6 minute read
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