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Clayton County State Court hears long traffic calendar; video evidence, nolo rules and mixed outcomes
Summary
Judge Tammy Long Hayward ran a packed traffic calendar in State Court (Courtroom 304) on March 18, 2026. Dozens of matters were resolved by plea or brief conference; three contested trials produced guilty findings, and the judge reiterated how nolo/no-contest pleas work and why drivers with CDLs must check consequences.
Judge Tammy Long Hayward convened the State Court of Clayton County in Courtroom 304 on March 18, 2026, to run a traffic bench calendar that stretched through dozens of arraignments, plea conferences and a series of contested trials. The session combined routine plea resolutions and several trials where video and witness testimony determined outcomes.
The day opened with clerk and solicitor announcements, then moved quickly through a long list of defendants who either accepted reduced fines or were given continuation dates after brief conferences with the solicitor, Mr. Brooks. The court routinely allowed 30–60 days for payment when defendants were not physically at the courthouse and instructed them on the second-floor traffic window and online payment options.
The most consequential contested cases turned on on-scene evidence and video.…
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