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It’s unclear whether Judge Robert McBurney will preside over Trump’s trial, if he is charged. But McBurney presided over the selection process for the grand jury last month that will hear the ...
FILE - Fulton County, Ga., Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney instructs potential jurors during proceedings to seat a special purpose grand jury, May 2, 2022, in Atlanta.
Fulton County Judge Robert McBurney told reporters he’s been told to remain at the courthouse another hour while the grand jury continued to meet. McBurney made the announcement around 7:15 p.m.
There he goes again. In a kooky ruling back in November 2022, Georgia superior court judge Robert McBurney invoked and misapplied the “void ab initio doctrine” to bar state officials from ...
FILE - Fulton County, Ga., Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney instructs potential jurors during proceedings to seat a special purpose grand jury, May 2, 2022, in Atlanta.
It was fitting that Fulton Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney was on the bench when the massive criminal indictment of former President Donald Trump, and a cast of 18 others, was returned Monday ...
Fulton County Judge Robert McBurney has returned to his courtroom, shortly before 9 p.m. “The convoy is mobile,” McBurney told reporters. Fulton Sheriff Pat Labat also entered the courtroom.
Forget about Court TV. For legal eagles who want gavel-to-gavel access, nothing hits quite like Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney's livestream. Why it matters: Justice is served ...
Judge Robert McBurney addresses counsel for Gov. Kemp during a hearing on Georgia Governor Brian Kemp's motion to quash his subpoena from the special purpose grand jury in Atlanta, GA, on Thursday ...
Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney speaks at the Fulton county courthouse, Tuesday, July 11, 2023, in Atlanta. Brynn Anderson/AP. Washington CNN — ...
McBurney, a Harvard-educated lawyer who was appointed by then-Georgia Republican Gov. Nathan Deal in 2012, oversaw the special grand jury that collected evidence in the investigation.
ATLANTA — Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney has stepped down as Presiding Officer of the Judicial Qualifications Commission Hearing Panel after more than seven years of service.