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Cobb County September 10, 2023

Cobb County DUI court celebrates 15 years of helping offenders in recovery

September is National Recovery Month, so it’s fitting that Cobb County’s DUI Court will celebrate its fifteenth year of operation next week. The ceremony will take place on Tuesday, September…

Accountability Courts September 8, 2023

Cobb County Mental Health Court celebrates ten years providing treatment and accountability

Cobb County Superior Court Judge Ann B. Harris led a group of officials and supporters in a celebration of the 10th anniversary of the count’s Mental Health Court (MHC). The…

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Cobb County July 17, 2023

Four new graduates celebrated by the Cobb County Drug Treatment Court

Cobb County Superior Court celebrated four new graduates from the Cobb County Drug Treatment Court. The graduation ceremony was attended by judges, officials, community members, and loved ones. The participants…

Crime June 16, 2023

Man sentenced in Cobb court to 15 years in prison for shooting stranger in back during attempt to retrieve marijuana shipment

Octavious Ricardo Ward, 28, entered a non-negotiated plea of guilty in Cobb County Superior Court to one count of aggravated assault and one count of possession of a firearm during…

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Health Care May 11, 2023

New challenge filed asking court to open up Georgia’s secretive medical cannabis regulations

by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] May 8, 2023 Some of Georgia’s 27,000-odd patients signed up to the state’s THC…

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Cobb County Police Department February 22, 2023

Republican state lawmaker renews effort to divert 17-year-olds to juvenile court system

by Jill Nolin, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] February 21, 2023 Georgia is one of three states where a 17-year-old who is…

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2022 Elections December 3, 2022

SPLC issues statement on yesterday’s court ruling on Cobb County absentee ballots

The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) issued the following statement about the ruling from Cobb Superior Court Judge Kellie Hill that extended the deadline for Cobb Elections to receive and…

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Health Care November 23, 2022

Updated: Georgia Supreme Court restores state’s strict six-week abortion ban, for now

by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] November 23, 2022 Most abortions are once again illegal in Georgia pending a state…

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Magistrate Court November 14, 2022

New judges appointed to Cobb County Magistrate Court

Chief Magistrate Judge Brendan F. Murphy has appointed five judges to the Cobb County Magistrate Court (see the section at the bottom of this article to learn the many functions…

The debate over the narrow exceptions included in Georgia’s abortion ban were at the center of a two-day proceeding focused on whether the state’s six-week ban on most abortions runs afoul of the state constitutional right to privacy. Stanley Dunlap/Georgia Recorder

Health Care October 26, 2022

Court witnesses debate role of exceptions in Georgia abortion law; judge’s decision to come later

by Jill Nolin, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission]October 26, 2022 Health care providers at the center of a lawsuit challenging Georgia’s six-week…

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