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Incumbent Shalena Cook Jones and challenger Jenny Parker are vying to win the May 21 Democratic primary.

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A federal court has dismissed an appeal from Chatham County District Attorney Shalena Cook Jones in her workplace discrimination lawsuit.

The State Ethics Commission says she failed to file some personal or campaign finance reports

Mark Tate says there's more to the story than meets the eye

In his 50-page decision, U.S. District Judge R. Stan Baker of the Southern District of Georgia wrote that Cook-Jones left the court "no choice."

A female district attorney is an anti-women sexist who denied an assistant a promotion over fears shed get pregnant and take maternity leave, a lawsuit claims.

A judge sanctioned Shalena Cook Jones, issuing an order that called her attempts to evade a deposition in a lawsuit in which she is a defendant 'utter nonsense.'

Every good trial lawyer is an expert at repeating one phrase: “I object.” Even so, Chatham County District Attorney Shalena Cook Jones’ recent objection to a parole reform proposal was as befuddling to the public as the legal language in website terms of service agreements. Georgia House Bill 168, introduced by local lawmaker Jesse Petrea and passed by the House last month, is meant to assist prosecutors in challenging the early release of violent felons. The bill, now being considered by...