May 19, 2015 | Daily Report Online
High Court Approves Revised Judicial Ethics CodeThe Supreme Court of Georgia on May 14 formally approved a revision of the state's Code of Judicial Conduct, the ethics standards to which Georgia's judges must adhere.
By R. Robin McDonald
5 minute read
May 19, 2015 | Daily Report Online
High Court Approves Revised Judicial Ethics CodeThe Supreme Court of Georgia on May 14 formally approved a revision of the state's Code of Judicial Conduct, the ethics standards to which Georgia's judges must adhere.
By R. Robin McDonald
5 minute read
May 18, 2015 | Daily Report Online
Former Chatham County Probate Clerk Indicted by Federal Grand JuryA federal grand jury in Savannah has indicted the former chief clerk of the Chatham County Probate Court for embezzling more than $700,000 in court funds, the U.S. attorney of the Southern District of Georgia announced Monday.
By R. Robin McDonald
2 minute read
May 18, 2015 | Daily Report Online
JQC Reprimands Probate Judge Over False Continuing Education ReportThe state judicial watchdog agency on Monday publicly reprimanded Habersham County's probate judge for falsely claiming she had completed a required continuing judicial education course.
By R. Robin McDonald
3 minute read
May 18, 2015 | Daily Report Online
Former Chatham County Probate Clerk Indicted by Federal Grand JuryA federal grand jury in Savannah has indicted the former chief clerk of the Chatham County Probate Court for embezzling more than $700,000 in court funds, the U.S. attorney of the Southern District of Georgia announced Monday.
By R. Robin McDonald
2 minute read
May 18, 2015 | Daily Report Online
JQC Reprimands Probate Judge Over False Continuing Education ReportThe state judicial watchdog agency on Monday publicly reprimanded Habersham County's probate judge for falsely claiming she had completed a required continuing judicial education course.
By R. Robin McDonald
3 minute read
May 15, 2015 | Daily Report Online
Man Who Pimped Underage Teens Gets 17 YearsAn Atlanta man who pimped underage runaway teenage girls at the city's hotels and truck stops was sentenced to serve more than 17 years in prison Thursday, closing what the acting U.S. attorney in Atlanta said were two sex-trafficking investigations.
By R. Robin McDonald
3 minute read
May 15, 2015 | Daily Report Online
Man Who Pimped Underage Teens Gets 17 YearsAn Atlanta man who pimped underage runaway teenage girls at the city's hotels and truck stops was sentenced to serve more than 17 years in prison Thursday, closing what the acting U.S. attorney in Atlanta said were two sex-trafficking investigations.
By R. Robin McDonald
3 minute read
May 14, 2015 | Daily Report Online
UGA Law Prof Pushes US Senators for Misdemeanor Right to CounselA member of the University of Georgia's law school faculty, testifying before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday, said that while the U.S. Supreme Court has recognized the importance of providing legal counsel to misdemeanor defendants, courts across the nation "routinely violate this constitutional mandate."
By R. Robin McDonald
5 minute read
May 14, 2015 | Daily Report Online
Judge Holds Atlanta in Contempt Over Police ReformsA federal judge has held the city of Atlanta in contempt and imposed sanctions for its failure to meet the terms of a three-year-old settlement with a woman who had been arrested by Atlanta police while she filmed them arresting her neighbor.
By R. Robin McDonald
5 minute read