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Additionally, Maynard Nexsen shareholder Caroleene Dobson was elected Alabama's Republican secretary of state. www.​law.​com/dailyreportonline/2026/11/04/attorneys-with-ties-to-big-law-help-lead-first-democratic-sweep-of-georgias-top-elected-jobs-in-36-years-/

State Rep. Tanya Miller made Georgia history last night as the first woman of color to ever hold the position of attorney general, defeating former state Sen. Brian… www.​law.​com/dailyreportonline/2026/11/04/lawyers-react-tanya-miller-elected-as-gas-next-attorney-general/

Georgia voters elected Richy Braun as Atlantic Judicial Circuit district attorney, and Miller will become the state's first female attorney general. www.​law.​com/dailyreportonline/2026/11/04/georgia-election-results-tanya-miller-makes-history-in-ag-race/

Attorneys, law firms and legal professionals can submit article ideas and topic proposals to contributedcontent@alm.​com, with proposals welcomed on legal practice… www.​law.​com/dailyreportonline/2026/11/04/interested-in-contributing-an-article-we-have-a-new-email-for-that/

Georgia voters have decided to discontinue partisan judicial elections beginning Jan. 1, 2027. Probate was the last remaining party-affiliated class of court. www.​law.​com/dailyreportonline/2026/11/04/end-of-an-era-georgia-voters-eliminate-states-last-partisan-judicial-class/

Nominations are open until January 26, 2027 for Southeastern Legal Awards www.​law.​com/dailyreportonline/2026/11/03/call-for-nominations-southeastern-legal-awards-2027/

The Supreme Court of Georgia is expected to hear constitutional challenges surrounding trial court sanctions and landlord liability during its Nov.… www.​law.​com/dailyreportonline/2026/11/03/tune-in-wednesday-multimillion-dollar-verdicts-and-liability-disputes-reach-high-court/

New England is a "natural market" because of its substantial life sciences client base, according to leaders at the Atlanta-founded Am Law Second Hundred firm. www.​law.​com/dailyreportonline/2026/11/02/arnall-golden-gregory-picks-boston-for-its-second-new-office-in-77-years/

Also, Phelps Dunbar adds a longtime in-house tax attorney to growing Nashville office. www.​law.​com/dailyreportonline/2026/11/02/saul-ewing-adds-smith-gambrell-ip-partner-to-new-atlanta-office-and-kilpatrick-lands-kirkland-litigator-in-dallas/

The Georgia Judicial Nominating Commission is seeking qualified candidates to fill a new judgeship on the Clayton Judicial Circuit Superior Court bench and impending… www.​law.​com/dailyreportonline/2026/11/02/apply-now-candidates-sought-for-clayton-and-fulton-judgeships/