Georgia's Next Judge? Sole Candidate Shortlisted to Rise to Bench
The Judicial Nominating Commission of Georgia has shortlisted a single candidate to fill a vacancy on the Worth County State ...
Black Family Continues Fight To Keep Land Despite Court Ruling Railroads Can Take It
A Black family from Sparta, Georgia, continues the fight to save their land after a court ruling allowed a railroad company ...
Retired Muscogee County Judge John Allen dies at 82
Former longtime Muscogee County Senior Court Judge John Allen has died at the age of 82. The Muscogee County Sheriff’s Office ...
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Georgia judges resign amid ethics investigations
The chief magistrate judges in Haralson and Heard counties resigned this week under investigation of alleged misconduct. They'd just won reelection to four-year terms.
State Supreme Court raises concerns over 2019 child custody law
A recent ruling by the Georgia Supreme Court has raised questions concerning a law which allows someone who is not a legal ...
Judge grants bond for father of teen accused in deadly Georgia high school shooting
Colin Gray's son, Colt, is charged in the Apalachee High shootings that claimed four lives. The elder Gray faces charges for ...
‘Made a huge impact.’ Retired Muscogee County Superior Court Judge John Allen dies
We ask for your continued prayers during the family’s time of bereavement,” Sheriff Greg Countryman and Superior Court Judge ...
After Young Thug trial, Georgia lawmakers introduce bill to limit use of lyrics, art in court cases
The bill follows the longest-running criminal trial in Georgia history, the prosecution of Jeffrey Lamar Williams II, also ...
As Rural Georgia Town Battles Eminent Domain, One Family’s Fight Illustrates The Stakes
As a rural Georgia town fights against a railroad and eminent domain, the Smith family is fighting for control of their land ...
GA lawmakers move to make threats against schools by teens transfer from juvenile court to adult
A Georgia Senate bill would allow cases involving children ages 13 to 17 making threats to be seen in superior court for ...
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Judge rules Georgia railroad can seize land as landowners vow to fight
Fulton County Superior Court Judge Craig Schwall Sr ... Landowners fighting the railroad had appealed a Georgia Public Service Commission ruling allowing the land taking. Schwall kept a freeze ...
In Session: What did the grand jury decide? Here are Chatham County court updates
This column is part of a weekly round-up of notable Chatham County grand jury indictments and court decisions.