By Rosie Manins (August 26, 2020, 7:55 p.m. EDT) – Georgia’s new state commercial court’s sole judge used his first court order to voluntarily recuse himself from a mortgage finance dispute between borrowers and lenders because Jones Day, his former law firm, represents a party.
The parties to the case were told in a notice on Wednesday that their oral arguments on whether the trial should go to state court will now be heard by the Georgia Court of Appeal judge, Sara L. Doyle, September 1. The reassignment followed the entire state of Georgia. The decision of Business Court Judge Walter W. Davis of August 20 to recuse himself because Jones Day is …
Stay one step ahead
In the legal profession, information is the key to success. You need to know what’s going on with customers, competitors, practice areas, and industries. Law360 provides the intelligence you need to stay an expert and beat the competition.
Access to case data in articles (numbers, filings, courts, nature of prosecution, etc.)
Access to attached documents such as briefs, petitions, complaints, decisions, requests, etc.
Create personalized alerts for specific case articles and topics and more!
Resource KT
