Katheryn Tucker
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Nine Minutes to Swear in Three New Georgia Jurists—Details From the Ceremony
I know that we are in historic times in our state but this is also a very historic day Gov. Brian Kemp said. → Read More
'NO Guests Will Be in Attendance': Swearing in New Judges During COVID-19
“This will be a private time for the appointees and Gov. Kemp” said Rhonda Wilson regarding swearing in Gov. Brian Kemp's appointees to the appellate courts. “Under no circumstance will we be together in the ceremonial office and will at all times observe social distancing recommendations.” → Read More
With Lawsuit Pending, COVID-19 Pandemic Pushes Back Election
“Due to the governor’s extension of the state of emergency through a time period that includes almost every day of in-person voting for an election on May 19 Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said I am now comfortable exercising the authority vested in me by Georgia law to postpone the primary. → Read More
Lawsuit Challenges Postage on Mail-In Ballots as a Poll Tax
“Because of the pandemic, the number of voters who mail in ballots will skyrocket,” ACLU of Georgia Legal Director Sean J. Young said. → Read More
Prosecutors Crack Down on COVID-19 Scams
“Our office has received hundreds of complaints regarding scams price gouging and other issues related to the COVID-19 pandemic Attorney General Chris Carr said. → Read More
COVID-19 Judicial Emergency Extended
“The threat of this virus is difficult for everyone” Chief Justice Harold Melton said Monday. “Court personnel are no exception. We have to ensure that they can safely fulfill their mission.” → Read More
Is the Pandemic Overshadowing Historic Judicial Appointments?
Georgia Court of Appeals Judge Carla Wong McMillian will move up to the Georgia Supreme Court. Macon Judicial Circuit Superior Court Judge Verda M. Colvin will fill McMillian's old job. → Read More
Probate Judge's Death Shows How COVID-19 Came Into the Courthouse
“We’ve sent our judges an advisory that you need a permanent succession plan because you’re fine today but it could be you tomorrow” said Council of Probate Court Judges of Georgia executive director Kevin D. Holder. “I think that's where this story is about to head.” → Read More
With 1 Dead and 20 Sickened, Civil Rights Lawyers Target COVID-19 in Prisons
This is the very reason that we are asking state and local officials to implement procedures to protect all people who are in our prisons and jails from being exposed to and contracting the COVID-19 virus” ACLU of Georgia executive director Andrea Young said after a prisoner died and 20 were reported sick. → Read More
'We're Trying Something New Here Today': How Courts Are Staying Connected in the Coronavirus Crisis
“Disruption of the routine, combined with the enormous stresses of this crisis, is a recipe for disaster for those with addictions,” Judge Tain Kell said. “We knew we owed it to our participants to find a way to continue their treatments and fulfill our responsibilities, and to do it quickly.” → Read More
'Be Kind' During the Pandemic, and That’s an Order
“Be kind to one another in this most stressful of times” U.S. District Judge Amy Totenberg said. → Read More
Nomination Panel Names 40 Interviewees for Court of Appeals Spots
The commission selected 40 candidates out of the 211 who were nominated before the March 16 deadline. → Read More
Battling Cancer, Tommy Malone Is Cheered by His New Biography
The title is “Tommy Malone Trial Lawyer: And the Light Shone Through … The Guiding Hand Shaping One of America’s Greatest Trial Lawyers.” The author is Vincent Coppola a former Newsweek reporter who has written five nonfiction books. → Read More
11th Circuit Judge Carnes to Take Senior Status
“I have attained the age and met the service requirements” Judge Julie Carnes said in her letter to the president announcing her intentions. She plans to continue as a senior judge. → Read More
Ga. Supreme Court Says Chrysler Must Pay $40M Jeep Judgment
The Georgia Supreme Court Thursday upheld the award for the family of 4-year-old Remi Walden who died when the Jeep burst into flames after it was hit from behind. → Read More
Why the Court of Appeals Said No to Guns in the Garden
The law at the center of the decision permits those authorized to carry a weapon to do so “in every location in this state” not otherwise excluded by law—with an important exception for private property owners or those in legal control of property through a lease. → Read More
Two New Athens Judges Attract Election Competition
Two of Gov. Nathan Deal's recent picks for the Western Judicial Circuit Superior Court have company in the May 22 election. → Read More
Two Open Seats Spark Judicial Race in Gwinnett
Judge Tom Davis and Judge Debra Turner have chosen not to run for re-election after long careers on the bench. → Read More
Three Prosecutors Run for Open Seat on Fulton Superior Court
Judge Tom Campbell plans to retire Dec. 31 when his current term ends. Campbell has served the court since former Gov. Sonny Purdue appointed him in 2004. → Read More
DeKalb Judicial Election Features Open Seat and Contested One
With longtime DeKalb County Superior Court Judge Daniel Coursey retiring at the end of the year and creating an open seat six lawyers have qualified to replace him in the May 22 election. Also an incumbent has attracted rare opposition. → Read More