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See You In Court
See You In Court is a podcast series that seeks to educate the public about the Georgia Civil Justice System and is a production of the Georgia Civil Justice Foundation.
The Georgia Civil Justice Foundation (GCJF) is a nonpartisan resource for anyone seeking to understand, preserve, or restore the basic functions of civil justice.
GCJF supports public education about the civil justice system and how to gain access to the civil justice system when it is needed. Our goal is to reach all Georgians…
Episodes
See You In CourtWhen Five Eyewitnesses Challenged a Fatal Crash Report
A fatal highway crash was initially blamed on the driver of a passenger vehicle. Two law firms declined the case, but five eyewitnesses told a very different…
See You In CourtWhen Distance Shouldn’t Prevent an Oral Argument
One change from the COVID era remains useful at the Georgia Court of Appeals: virtual oral arguments. Judge Ken Hodges explains why he supported keeping that…
See You In CourtTaking Office at 30: Ken Hodges’ First Years as District Attorney
Ken Hodges was only 30 years old when voters elected him District Attorney of the Dougherty Judicial Circuit in 1996. He entered office facing a backlog of…
See You In CourtWhen Products Fail: Real Cases, Major Verdicts & the Pursuit of Justice | Ep. 56
What happens when a seat belt fails to protect someone in a crash, a workplace machine has a dangerous design, or a trucking accident investigation reaches the…
See You In CourtBack to the Trial Bench: Judge Ken Hodges Steps In
Georgia Court of Appeals Judge Ken Hodges spends most of his judicial work reviewing what happened in trial courts. But for a brief period, he got to go back…
See You In CourtWhat If Murder Appeals Move to Georgia’s Court of Appeals?
Georgia Court of Appeals Judge Ken Hodges says one of the toughest parts of his job is the sheer volume of cases the court must decide. That makes a potential…
See You In CourtThe Case That Defined Ken Hodges’ Prosecutorial Career
When Ken Hodges became District Attorney of the Dougherty Judicial Circuit, he inherited a backlog of eight death penalty cases. Judge Hodges says the…
See You In CourtThe Investigation Derwin Brown Planned to Open
Before Sheriff-elect Derwin Brown ever took office, questions were already being raised about what was happening inside the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office…
See You In CourtDo Money and Power Put Some People Above the Rules?
Former DeKalb County District Attorney J. Tom Morgan says many of his students increasingly believe that people with enough money, power, or connections don't…
See You In CourtAre We Too Accepting of Government Corruption?
Are Americans becoming increasingly accepting of corruption in government? Former DeKalb County District Attorney J. Tom Morgan reflects on what he sees among…
See You In Court“I Was Going to Kill You Next” | J. Tom Morgan
Former DeKalb County District Attorney J. Tom Morgan received an extraordinary warning from another attorney: his life was in danger. Morgan was told he needed…
See You In CourtThe Second Target Was Me: J. Tom Morgan on Discovering He Was on the Hit List
While investigating the assassination of Sheriff-elect Derwin Brown, then-DeKalb County District Attorney J. Tom Morgan uncovered another disturbing part of…
See You In CourtShould the Same Rules Apply to Everyone?
What does justice under the rule of law really require? Former DeKalb County District Attorney J. Tom Morgan shares a definition from one of his students that…
See You In CourtThe Verdict Came Back Where It All Began
Sometimes a courtroom becomes part of the story itself. J. Tom Morgan recalls the remarkable circumstances surrounding the Sidney Dorsey trial. After the case…
See You In CourtWhy J. Tom Morgan Finally Told This 25-Year-Old Story
Former DeKalb County District Attorney J. Tom Morgan spent years carrying the story of one of the most extraordinary cases of his career. After the prosecution…
See You In CourtWhat Happens When Power Goes Unchecked?
Former DeKalb County District Attorney J. Tom Morgan reflects on one of the central themes of the Sidney Dorsey prosecution: the danger of unchecked power…
See You In CourtIs the Rule of Law Under Threat in Georgia?
Georgia Court of Appeals Judge Ken Hodges discusses the strength of the rule of law and why he believes Georgia’s nonpartisan judicial system performs better…
See You In CourtA Rainy Night in Georgia: J. Tom Morgan on the Derwin Brown Murder, Sidney Dorsey, and the Rule of Law
Former DeKalb County District Attorney, attorney, professor, and author J. Tom Morgan joins Robin Frazer Clark and Lester Tate for a powerful conversation…
See You In CourtThere Is No Cookie-Cutter Justice
What does justice mean when every case presents different facts, different people and different legal issues? Georgia Court of Appeals Judge Ken Hodges…
See You In CourtThe Courtroom Summers That Inspired Judge Ken Hodges
Georgia Court of Appeals Judge Ken Hodges traces part of his interest in the law back to childhood summers in Albany, where he watched his father practice in…
See You In CourtYou Can Watch the Georgia Court of Appeals Live | Judge Ken Hodges
Have you ever wondered what actually happens during an appellate court argument? You can watch for yourself. In this See You In Court clip, Georgia Court of…
See You In CourtWhat Happens After Oral Argument? | Judge Ken Hodges
What happens after the lawyers finish arguing and the judges leave the courtroom? Georgia Court of Appeals Judge Ken Hodges explains that, unless a case is…
See You In CourtAI Made Up the Cases. The Court Noticed. | Judge Ken Hodges
What happens when artificial intelligence invents legal cases and those citations make their way into a court filing? Georgia Court of Appeals Judge Ken Hodges…
See You In CourtIf It’s Not in the Record, It Didn’t Happen | Judge Ken Hodges
“If it’s not in the record, it didn’t happen.” Georgia Court of Appeals Judge Ken Hodges explains why transcripts can be critically important when a case…
See You In CourtJudges Don’t Write the Law. They Apply It. | Judge Ken Hodges
What happens when a judge personally disagrees with the law? Georgia Court of Appeals Judge Ken Hodges explains why his judicial philosophy centers on applying…
See You In CourtWhy Georgia’s Appellate Courts Provide a Fair Shake
What gives Georgians confidence that their cases will receive a fair review when they reach the appellate courts? In this clip, Georgia Court of Appeals Judge…
See You In CourtAre Georgia’s Judges Safe From Threats and Politics?
Judges make decisions that can significantly affect people’s lives. But what happens when disagreement with those decisions turns into threats, retaliation, or…
See You In CourtCan ChatGPT Be Held Liable for a User’s Death?
A new wrongful death lawsuit raises a difficult legal question: Can an artificial intelligence company be held responsible when its technology allegedly…
See You In CourtEpisode 54: Hon. Kenneth Hodges, Georgia Court Of Appeals
Kenneth (Ken) Bryant Hodges, III was elected to the Court of Appeals by the citizens of Georgia in 2018, winning every county in the state with wide bipartisan…
See You In CourtWhy Nick Moraitakis Chose Mediation After Retirement
Why Nick Moraitakis Chose Mediation After Retirement Podbean Description Retirement didn’t mean stepping away from the law completely for Nick Moraitakis…
See You In CourtWhat Is a Case Really Worth?
You can’t rush mediation. Nick Moraitakis compares the process to cooking soup or stew. Sometimes, both sides need time to work through their positions, get…
See You In CourtThe Teamwork Behind the Kathryn Johnston Case
The Kathryn Johnston case required more than outrage over what happened. It required careful legal work, coordinated effort and a willingness to uncover the…
See You In CourtJustice Begins With Equality Before the Law
No one should be above the law, and no one should be denied its protection. In this clip, Nick Moraitakis reflects on a message from Georgia Supreme Court…
See You In CourtThe First Moves Can Reveal Where a Mediation Is Going
Can an experienced mediator tell early whether a case is likely to settle? Nick Moraitakis explains how the first few moves often reveal where each side is…
See You In CourtGrieving Families Enter an Uneven Legal Fight
After two people died in Atlanta’s 1993 Midtown hotel sinkhole disaster, their immigrant families faced more than grief. One family had difficulty speaking…
See You In CourtWhen Police Misconduct Reveals a Systemic Failure
Three police officers went to federal prison following the fatal shooting of Kathryn Johnston, but the civil case demanded answers that went beyond the actions…
See You In CourtWhat Can Lawyers Do When the Rule of Law Is Tested?
What can lawyers do when legal principles are under pressure? Robin Frazer Clark recalls Emmet Bondurant’s belief that lawyers have unique tools most citizens…
See You In CourtWhat Is Justice? Stephen Vladeck on Stability, Neutrality and Principle
ustice is rarely simple. At the conclusion of this See You In Court conversation, Professor Stephen Vladeck describes justice as messy, imprecise, and…
See You In CourtThe Shadow Docket and the Cost of Silence
In this clip from See You In Court, Professor Steve Vladeck explains why it matters when the Supreme Court issues rulings that affect real people, public…
See You In Court46 Cases, 39 Judges, 5 Presidents
In this clip from See You In Court, Professor Stephen Vladeck explains why it matters that federal court rulings blocking Trump administration policies came…
See You In CourtLester Tate on Lawyers Defending the Rule of Law
In this clip, Lester Tate discusses a joint statement from five respected legal organizations defending the rule of law, the judiciary, and the legal…
See You In CourtWhen Law Firms Settle, What Message Does It Send?
In this clip from See You In Court, Professor Stephen Vladek explains why law firm responses to government pressure matter beyond any single firm. When large…
See You In CourtWhat If a President Ignores the Supreme Court?
In this clip from See You In Court, Professor Stephen Vladeck addresses one of the most serious questions in constitutional law: what happens if a president…
See You In CourtWhy Supreme Court Transparency Matters
In this clip from See You In Court, Professor Steve Vladeck explains why unsigned and unexplained Supreme Court orders can affect public confidence in the…
See You In CourtAppeasement, Law Firms, and the Rule of Law
In this short clip from See You In Court, Professor Steve Vladek explains why law firms that “bend the knee” may believe they are making practical decisions…
See You In CourtBeyond Letters: What Can Lawyers Do to Defend the Rule of Law?
In this short clip from See You In Court, Robin Frazer Clark asks what lawyers can do when letters and position papers are not enough. Robin points to the…
See You In CourtDistrict Court Judges and the First Barrier Against Unconstitutional Power
Who will stand firm when constitutional limits are tested? In this short clip, Robin Frazer Clark reflects on the role district court judges may play as a…
See You In CourtThe Lost Art of Settlement Conversations
Nick Moraitakis has seen mediation evolve from both sides of the courtroom and now as a full-time mediator. In this short clip, he shares a concern about…
See You In CourtWhy Did the Officers Finally Come Forward?
Justice is more than a legal concept. It’s something trial lawyers see play out in real time inside courtrooms across Georgia. In this episode of the See You…
See You In CourtWhat does justice really mean?
In this clip from What Is Justice? Part 3, Robin Frazer Clark and Lester Tate discuss why justice is such a personal and powerful word. For some, it means…
See You In CourtAppointment Labels Can Undermine Trust in Judges
In this short clip from See You In Court, Professor Steven Vladek discusses a growing problem in public discourse: the tendency to define judges by the…
See You In CourtWhat Is Justice? | Access and Accountability
In this clip from See You in Court, Joyce Gist Lewis offers a thoughtful definition of justice as a combination of access and objective accountability. She…
See You In CourtWhen the Expert Realized the Math Was Wrong
What happens when an expert realizes, under oath, that the math behind a key design does not hold up? In this clip, Nick Moraitakis recounts a remarkable…
See You In CourtJustice Is Something You Can See Happen
What does justice actually look like in practice? In this powerful moment from See You In Court, Nick Moraitakis explains why trial lawyers are uniquely…
See You In CourtWhat Is a Case Worth? Nick Moraitakis on Mediation and Patience
In this clip from See You In Court, Nick Moraitakis shares one of the clearest explanations of case value you will hear. A case, he says, is worth the maximum…
See You In CourtWhen “No $5 Million” Still Means a Major Settlement
Nick Moraitakis shares a revealing moment from a high stakes mediation tied to the Katherine Johnston case. What sounded like a hard ceiling became a lesson in…
See You In Court“Obvious” Cases Are Not Easy Cases
Today's clip captures an important moment in the conversation with Nick Moraitakis. After hearing Nick describe the legal and factual obstacles behind the…
See You In CourtThe Growing Threats to Judges and Why It Matters
Judicial independence is under pressure. In this clip, Nick Moraitakis explains why judges must remain a check on political power and why public understanding…
See You In CourtWhat It Really Means to Be a Trial Lawyer
In this clip, Lester shares a powerful reflection on the role of trial lawyers, drawing from the words of Robert H. Jackson. He highlights the independence and…
See You In CourtAre Fewer Trials Weakening Lawyer Training?
What happens when fewer cases actually go to trial? In today's clip from the See You In Court Podcast, Nick Moraitakis shares a concern shaped by decades in…