By Cedra Mayfield | August 28, 2023
Of nine judicial circuits requesting the allocation of an additional judge based on qualifying judicial workloads, Judicial Council of Georgia members have given the Tifton Judicial Circuit top priority.
By Alex Anteau | August 25, 2023
Three years ago Banks County was paying roughly $380,000 to be a part of the Piedmont Circuit, while Rabun County, which is similar in population size, was only paying about $180,000 to be a part of the Mountain Circuit.
By Brian Lee | August 25, 2023
"I should have known better, and take full responsibility for my actions," the judge said.
By Alex Anteau | August 24, 2023
Defendant-appellees have since filed a petition for certiorari with the state Supreme Court.
By Cedra Mayfield | August 24, 2023
The Judicial Council of Georgia has unanimously voted to accept a recommendation to reform judicial pay. Under the proposal, Georgia jurists' base salary rates would increase to become comparable to federal judges' for fiscal year 2024.
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By Cedra Mayfield | August 22, 2023
At least 50 superior and state court judges in Clayton, Cobb, DeKalb, Douglas, and Gwinnett counties have terms expiring Dec. 31, 2024.
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By Cary Ichter | August 21, 2023
In 2023, Georgia's pay for superior court judges, not including supplemental pay from municipalities, was ranked very near the bottom nationally—a shameful 45th.
By Cedra Mayfield | August 21, 2023
"Today a servant-leader in our community finally has some closure to this deeply troubling assault," said civil rights litigator Mawuli Davis of the Davis Bozeman Law Firm in Decatur.
By Cedra Mayfield | August 21, 2023
"[T]he General Assembly's passage of the preemption provision [in OCGA § 10-13B-1] took away any power Hospital Authority of Wayne County, Georgia otherwise may have had under OCGA § 31-7-75 to pursue claims that the preemption provision and the Settlement Act are unconstitutional," the Supreme Court of Georgia ruled.
By Cedra Mayfield | August 17, 2023
"Removal from office is the only sanction the [Judicial Qualifications Commission of Georgia] seeks, and we cannot remove a former judge from an office he no longer holds," read the Supreme Court of Georgia opinion. "Accordingly, we dismiss."
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