R. Robin Mcdonald
May 24, 2018 | Daily Report Online
Doraville Sued Over Claims City Uses Municipal Court to Boost RevenuesA public interest law group has filed a federal lawsuit claiming the City of Doraville is relying on Municipal Court fines and fees generated by traffic tickets and city ordinance violations to unconstitutionally bolster city revenues.
By R. Robin McDonald
4 minute read
May 23, 2018 | Daily Report Online
Judge Chides Tex McIver's Lack of Apology in Imposing Life Sentence for MurderGeorgia law dictated McIver's life sentence, foreclosing any discretion by Fulton County Superior Court Chief Judge Robert McBurney, except on the question of whether McIver could be eligible for parole.
By R. Robin McDonald
7 minute read
May 22, 2018 | Daily Report Online
Alston & Bird Steps In to Defend Former Sutherland PartnerAlston & Bird partner Paul Monnin has replaced Dentons counsel in representing former Sutherland, Asbill & Brennan partner Bennett Kight in a federal fraud case.
By R. Robin McDonald
2 minute read
May 21, 2018 | Daily Report Online
JQC Cautioned Judge About Ethical Constraints Tied to Holding State Bar PostLast year, the executive director of the state judicial watchdog agency issued informal guidelines to a South Georgia magistrate judge restricting some of her activities as president of the State Bar of Georgia's Young Lawyers Division that might violate the state Code of Judicial Conduct.
By R. Robin McDonald
5 minute read
May 18, 2018 | Daily Report Online
Judicial Candidate Says He Will Stay on as Bar President if He WinsKen Hodges, a candidate in the only contested race for a slot on the state Court of Appeals, says he sees no conflict in simultaneously sitting on the state's second-highest court and serving as bar president.
By R. Robin McDonald
8 minute read
May 17, 2018 | New York Law Journal
Judicial Candidate Says He Prosecuted Meritless Conviction Against Black StudentKen Shigley told a political forum he won a felony drug case against a student registering black voters, even though he believed the charge "smelled bad."
By R. Robin McDonald
7 minute read
May 17, 2018 | Daily Report Online
Court of Appeals Candidate Once Prosecuted Student Rather Than Drop Bad CaseKen Shigley told a political forum he once successfully prosecuted a student registering black voters on a felony drug charge, even though he believed the charge "smelled bad" and tried to lose the case.
By R. Robin McDonald
7 minute read
May 17, 2018 | Law.com
Judicial Candidate Says He Prosecuted Meritless Conviction Against Black StudentKen Shigley told a political forum he won a felony drug case against a student registering black voters, even though he believed the charge "smelled bad."
By R. Robin McDonald
7 minute read
May 16, 2018 | Daily Report Online
Northside Hospital, Jones Day Partner Lock Horns Again at Court of Appeals Over Whether Hospital Records Are PublicA public records fight over documents associated with Northside Hospital's $100 million acquisition of four private medical practices has pitted the hospital against a Jones Day partner who may be suing on behalf of an anonymous client.
By R. Robin McDonald
5 minute read
May 14, 2018 | Daily Report Online
Former Regional SEC Director Joins Finch McCranieWalter Jospin has landed at Finch McCranie, where he joins former U.S. Deputy Attorney General Larry Thompson and a roster of former federal prosecutors.
By R. Robin McDonald
3 minute read
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