Judge Tammy Long Hayward grants multiple record-sealing requests, schedules April hearing on plea-withdrawal discovery

Judge Tammy Long Hayward presided over the March 16, 2026 Clayton County State Court virtual calendar and signed orders granting multiple requests to restrict and seal court records while scheduling follow-up steps on outstanding discovery and plea-withdrawal motions.

The judge opened the 10 a.m. calendar and addressed a motion to seal in case 2025 CR03453 involving Miss Brunson, noting that “battery family violence . . . generally that's not sealable” unless there is an agreement with the state; the court said it would review the statute and inform the defendant by order. Mr. Brooks, speaking for the state, cited the state's position under statute 35337.

The court granted a motion to modify special conditions by consent, limiting contact to “no violent harassing contact,” after Mr. Brooks and defense counsel reported a negotiated agreement and the judge asked that the signed order be filed electronically for her…