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 Allison Dunn | August 25, 2023
"I remain persuaded that, notwithstanding Plaintiff's desire to plead additional 'facts' in an effort to characterize a judge as the supervisor of everyone whose work brings them to the courthouse, that contention is, at best, subject to debate and, consequently, Defendant is shielded by qualified immunity," U.S. District Judge Lance E. Walker of the District of Maine wrote.
By Brian Lee | August 25, 2023
"I should have known better, and take full responsibility for my actions," the judge said.
New Jersey Law Journal | Commentary
By Shawn D. Edwards | August 25, 2023
This article is written in response to a previous Law Journal article, "Supreme Court Should Rule According to Precedent Not Partisanship," in which the NJLJ Young Lawyers Advisory Board makes arguments that this author believes are "wholly unsupported and damaging to our legal system as a whole."
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 Charles Toutant | August 21, 2023
"He's owning up to this. He's sorry about it. He certainly paid a heavy personal price for it—public humiliation," defense counsel Robert Hille said.
By Marianna Wharry | August 18, 2023
This suit was first surfaced by Law.com Radar.
By Adolfo Pesquera | August 17, 2023
Shelby County District Attorney Karren Price then told Ritter he had until 4:30 p.m. to tender his resignation or she would petition for his removal the next day. Ritter told her he did not know what he did wrong, the commission report stated.
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."
By Cedra Mayfield | August 16, 2023
"While I am certainly disappointed with this outcome, I acknowledge that my own errors in judgment resulted in the Supreme Court's decision," Christian Coomer told the Daily Report Wednesday. "I will use this setback as an opportunity to reexamine my flaws and do better."
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