R. Robin Mcdonald

January 03, 2017 | Daily Report Online

Georgia's lieutenant governor has named a former Forsyth County commissioner as one of his two appointments to the state's newly constituted Judicial Qualifications Commission, now under the aegis of the Georgia General Assembly.

By R. Robin McDonald

7 minute read

December 29, 2016 | Connecticut Law Tribune

The Atlanta libel attorney representing the surviving brother of slain beauty pageant princess JonBenet Ramsey in a $750 million defamation suit against CBS says the network's retrospective on JonBenet's still-unsolved slaying has earned it a new reputation—as a generator of fake news.

By R. Robin McDonald

8 minute read

December 29, 2016 | Daily Report Online

The Atlanta libel attorney representing the surviving brother of slain beauty pageant princess JonBenet Ramsey in a $750 million defamation suit against CBS says the network's retrospective on JonBenet's still-unsolved slaying has earned it a new reputation — as a generator of fake news.

By R. Robin McDonald

8 minute read

December 29, 2016 | Daily Report Online

A former federal prosecutor and veteran of the U.S. Justice Department in Washington predicts that, despite trepidation in some political quarters over President-elect Donald Trump's selection of Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions as U.S. attorney general, he anticipates few, if any, dramatic changes at the DOJ.

By R. Robin McDonald

9 minute read

December 28, 2016 | Daily Report Online

A four-hour retrospective on the unsolved slaying of the 6-year-old beauty princess is the basis of a $750 million defamation suit filed Wednesday.

By R. Robin McDonald

5 minute read

December 22, 2016 | Daily Report Online

A report released this month found local supplements paid to the state's appellate and trial judges have fueled inconsistent levels of pay across the state.

By R. Robin McDonald

10 minute read

December 20, 2016 | Daily Report Online

A federal jury in Atlanta found a MARTA police officer liable for battery and awarded a man $500,000, including $250,000 in reimbursement of legal fees. But jury questions during deliberations and an initial verdict with damages but no liability finding had persuaded the attorneys involved to negotiate a "high-low" agreement with a $200,000 cap.

By R. Robin McDonald

9 minute read

December 19, 2016 | Daily Report Online

Days before her death, Fulton County Senior Superior Court Judge Stephanie Manis told her daughter, "In my obituary, I want you to state firmly that I oppose the death penalty. Will you promise me you will do that?"

By R. Robin McDonald

9 minute read

December 14, 2016 | Daily Report Online

A former candidate for Atlanta City Council who also served as a city budget analyst has pleaded guilty to stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars in federal funds earmarked for job training programs from the Atlanta Workforce Development Agency, the U.S. Attorney in Atlanta announced Wednesday.

By R. Robin McDonald

7 minute read

December 14, 2016 | Daily Report Online

An ad hoc advisory committee advising Georgia's two U.S. senators is seeking candidates for the state's open federal judicial and prosecutorial posts.

By R. Robin McDonald

8 minute read