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Doorway to magistrate court, the court which conducts eviction hearings

Justice November 21, 2024

Three judges appointed to Cobb Magistrate Court

Cobb Chief Magistrate Brendan Murphy announced the appointment of three magistrate judges to the bench. Norman Barnett and Mellori Lumpkin-Dawson were appointed and Murphy re-appointed Judge Jennifer Inmon to serve…

photo of Cobb Superior Court building from the front with a blue sky with clouds in the background

Justice November 7, 2024

Cobb DA’s office to host annual vigil to support family and friends of homicide victims

The Cobb County District Attorney’s office distributed the following announcement: The Cobb County District Attorney’s Office will host its Annual Homicide Candlelight Vigil on Thursday, Nov. 14, at the Cobb…

Justice November 5, 2024

Elon Musk misses Philly court date, stalling ‘illegal lottery’ case against him − an expert on Philadelphia politics weighs in

by Richardson Dilworth, Drexel University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] On Oct. 28, 2024, just over a week before Election Day, Philadelphia District Attorney Larry…

Justice October 8, 2024

Judicial emergency in Cobb County expires

The Judicial Emergency declared by Chief Judge A. Gregory Poole of the Cobb Judicial Circuit on August 7, 2024, and extended on August 28, 2024, expired on October 6, 2024,…

Justice October 7, 2024

Smith College incident is latest case of racial ‘profiling by proxy’

by Brian N. Williams, University of Virginia; Andrea M. Headley, University of California, Berkeley, and Megan LePere-Schloop, The Ohio State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with…

Justice September 30, 2024

Two Cobb Accountability Court officials speak to judge’s conference

According to a news release from Cobb County government, Cobb’s Accountability Court Director Jennifer Tillery and Drug Court Coordinator Porsha Winfrey spoke before the Georgia Council of Accountability Court Judges’…

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Justice September 20, 2024

Cobb elections statement on settlement with DOJ over accessibility of polling places

The Cobb County Board of Elections and Registration posted the following statement about its settlement agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice on the Cobb County website (to read the…

GBI Inspector Trent Hillsman wearing a dark suit and tie, poses with hands crossed in front next to an American flag

Justice September 13, 2024

GBI’s Trent Hillsman promoted to Inspector

In a press release, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation announced that Trent Hillsman has been promoted to Inspector. His new duties will include supervising and overseeing several Investigative Division units, including…

Justice September 3, 2024

Conservative opponents of DEI may not be as colorblind as they claim

by Abigail Folberg, University of Nebraska Omaha; Laura Brooks Dueland, University of Nebraska Omaha, and Mikki Hebl, Rice University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Critics…

Justice August 19, 2024

Inside the dark world of dognapping

by Ben Stickle, Middle Tennessee State University and Brenda Vose, University of North Florida, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] It’s late at night, and a…

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