Cedra Mayfield

A final misconduct hearing has been set for March 5 for a Fulton County judge accused of engaging in ex parte communications, failing to timely issue final orders and failing to remain impartial in how she decides child custody matters, according to formal ethics charges.

Less than two years after a stray bullet killed a sleeping child inside her Griffin apartment, plaintiff counsel with Butler Kahn and Mabra Law and defense counsel with Drew Eckl & Farnham negotiated a $6 million wrongful-death settlement.

A Supreme Court of Georgia justice known for her sharp delivery of tough questions during oral arguments has resolved to recommit herself to professional excellence and civility. "How we treat each other matters," Justice Sarah Hawkins Warren said Tuesday.

Atlanta plaintiffs counsel with The Fowler Firm reached a $5.85 million settlement with defense counsel from Gray, Rust, St. Amand, Moffett & Brieske after a 2022 collision involving a roofing contractor left a Dallas man with a traumatic brain injury.

An Atlanta judge accused of engaging in ex parte communications, not issuing final orders in a timely fashion and failing to remain impartial in how she decides child custody matters

For the past 14 years, Spalding County State Court Judge Josh Thacker has been doing his part to help make Martin Luther King Jr.'s dream of impartial justice a reality by testing for implicit biases on the bench. Now he's revealing to Law.com the pivotal experience that motivated his annual self-check.

The Supreme Court of Georgia, Georgia Court of Appeals and a growing list of county courts will be closed Tuesday, Jan. 21 due to inclement weather forecast for the Atlanta area.

Bibb County State Court jurors have returned a $13.7 million medical malpractice verdict against a pair of anesthesiologists whose alleged breached standard of care contributed to the death of a patient.

The Georgia Supreme Court has amended a court rule that impacts nonresident attorneys practicing pro hac vice, or unlicensed but approved, before the high court in Georgia.

The Georgia Supreme Court, Georgia Court of Appeals and multiple county courts have extended closures through Jan. 22 due to inclement weather forecast throughout the state.