Cedra Mayfield

As a pair of vacancies remain unfilled on the Atlanta Judicial Circuit bench for a fourth month, newly released court data suggests Fulton County Superior Court judges are maintaining productivity amid a growing inventory of pending cases.

The Supreme Court of Georgia is expected to hear during its June 16 oral argument session constitutional challenges involving disputes over medical determinations and disclosure protections.

Briefing The Global Lawyer In this week's episode, Legal Speak explores the growing use of private judging as an alternative to traditional family court proceedings.

Atlanta Judicial Circuit Superior Court Judge Paige Reese Whitaker has been appointed to the Georgia Court of Appeals less than a month after losing her reelection bid in Fulton County.

The London Lawyer Briefing Gov. Brian Kemp has announced a trio of judicial appointments to the Georgia Court of Appeals, DeKalb Judicial Circuit Superior and DeKalb County State Courts.

A pair of rulings by the Supreme Court of Georgia has nullified Georgia's $350,000 medical-malpractice noneconomic damages cap in cases where a verdict includes pain-and-suffering damages protected by the constitutional right to trial by jury.

Gov. Brian Kemp has selected DeKalb County Chief Senior Assistant District Attorney Joshua M. Geller to fill a DeKalb Judicial Circuit Superior Court vacancy created by the resignation of Judge Stacey K. Hydrick.

Groth, Makarenko, Kaiser & Eidex partner Kevin A. James delves into his trial strategy that successfully defended an admittedly negligent motorist from $8 million in damages sought by a Morgan & Morgan plaintiff.

Gov. Brian Kemp has selected State Bar of Georgia Assistant General Counsel Mercedes G. Ball to fill a DeKalb County State Court vacancy created by the death of Judge Ronald B. Ramsey Sr.

The London Lawyer Briefing Gov. Brian Kemp has announced two appointments to the Atlanta Judicial Circuit Superior Court bench that serves Fulton County.