There are 5 article(s) tagged Judge Sheryl Lipman:

• November 2021

  • Students must continue masking despite new laws, judge says

    Schools throughout Shelby County will likely continue masking despite sweeping COVID-19 laws that went into effect late Friday afternoon.

    By Abigail Warren November 12, 2021

• October 2021

  • Every case matters to someone, judge says

    Judge follows in footsteps, even sharing the same office, as first female U.S. District Court Judge Julia Gibbons.

    By Yolanda Jones October 18, 2021

• September 2021

  • Jury to begin deliberations in Katrina Robinson trial

    The jury in state Sen. Katrina Robinson’s trial, where she is accused of wire fraud ,will deliberate on Thursday. If convicted of the charges, Robinson faces up to 20 years in prison. 

    By Yolanda Jones September 29, 2021

  • Prosecutors’ numbers didn’t add up, judge says after dismissal of some Robinson counts

    U.S. District Judge Sheryl Lipman says calculation of money allegedly misspent by state Sen. Katrina Robinson from grant funds was flawed.

    By Yolanda Jones September 27, 2021

• August 2021

  • State Sen. Katrina Robinson back in court for final hearing before trial

    Sen. Katrina Robinson accused of embezzlement and fraud with her business, The Healthcare Institute, appeared in court Friday, a final time before her Sept. 13 trial begins. 

    By Yolanda Jones August 20, 2021