November 2018

Dear Courts Journal readers, the entire judicial branch of Georgia is mourning the loss of former Chief Justice Hines.  Michelle remembers his theme of “we need to love each other more” which came up frequently as a point of discussion last year before he retired.  We are grateful for the moving stories that many of you have sent us about Chief Justice Hines.

Tags: 

Remembering Chief Justice Hines

For many years, I worked as staff for the Supreme Court’s Committee on Justice for Children, and had the privilege of working closely with the Chair of that Committee, Chief Justice P.

Tags: 

Georgia's Court Administrators Expanding Their Horizons at the October GCCA Annual Conference

 

The Georgia Council of Court Administrators (GCCA) Annual Conference took place in Savannah from October 22nd to the 24th. GCCA brings together Georgia’s court administrators for training and professional development. The October conference had over 100 attendees from all over the state.

TRAINING: 

Collage of Trainers 1

Tags: 

Eliminating Barriers to Justice, Keynote Speaker: Chief Justice Harold D. Melton

The annual “Eliminating Barriers to Justice” conference at Georgia State University College of Law—offering continuing legal education training for lawyers, judges and administrators on providing courtroom access to defendants, victims and litigants with disabilities—featured a keynote speech from Georgia Supreme Court Chief Justice Harold Melton.

Chief Justice Melton describing his work with the Commission on Interpreters: 

Tags: 

Pages

Contact AOC

Administrative Office of the Courts 244 Washington Street, SW Suite 300 Atlanta, GA  30334

Pop Quiz

In 2002, Judge Ben Studdard competed on Jeopardy! Can you answer the Final Jeopardy question he couldn't?

Category: U.S. Stamps.

Clue: In late October, 2001, Tony Curtis and Lance Burton unveiled the new stamp honoring this person.

Find the answer on our Facebook and Twitter accounts: @GACourts!

Feedback

Let us know what you think about the Georgia Courts Journal. Send your feedback, corrections, suggestions, and submissions to Information@georgiacourts.gov

Social Media

Follow the AOC on Facebook! Like us at www.facebook.com/GACourts today.

Receive Tweets from the AOC! Follow us at twitter.com/GACourts.