Assigned by an unidentified Atlanta law firm to help a retired partner pay personal bills, a Georgia legal secretary took the opportunity to use his funds to cover $830,000 of…
A Georgia judge who discovered that her case manager had hidden more than 2,000 case files in a utility closet began hearing prosecutor recommendations on Tuesday about how to handle…
A now-disbarred Georgia lawyer accused of impersonating another attorney and practicing in that lawyer’s name after his own license to practice was suspended took a plea Wednesday.
A probate judge in Franklin County, Ga., has been indicted for misdemeanor sexual battery concerning alleged unwanted intimate contact with a county employee Aug. 16.
A county magistrate in North Georgia has resigned to put an end to an ethics investigation over his practice of distributing pre-signed, blank arrest warrants to local police.
A Georgia death-row inmate whose case attracted national attention because of his mental disability claim has gotten a last-minute execution reprieve on a different ground.
A Georgia lawyer facing criminal charges after authorities said he traded contraband cigarettes and painkillers for sex with female inmates at the Cobb County jail says there is no factual…
In Georgia, some judges are banning the public from their courts, citing security concerns and the lack of space to accommodate crowds in small courtrooms.
Stephen McDaniel won’t be able to get out of jail prior to his trial in the slaying of his law school classmate Lauren Giddings unless his bail is substantially, his…
A Georgia judge has sentenced an Augusta personal injury lawyer to 100 hours of community service at a sewage treatment plant for his conduct with an 18-year-old babysitter.
A Georgia jury is holding a physician and his medical group accountable for the death of a 31-year-old man who suffered heart failure while engaging in a threesome with his…
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