The Judicial Council met in Atlanta at the Georgian Club on August 9, 2017. Vice Chief Judge Christopher J. McFadden, Judge Stephen Kelley, Judge Bonnie Chessher Oliver, Judge Nancy Bills, Judge Philip Spivey, Judge Glenda Dowling, and Judge Matthew McCord were administered the Council’s oath as its newest members.  Judge LaTisha Dear Jackson was sworn in last week by Chief Justice Hines.

Judge Stephen Louis A. Dillard was sworn in as the 30th Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals of Georgia on June 21, 2017. After inviting all 10,000 of his Twitter followers to his investiture, as well as family, colleagues, and court personnel, both the Court of Appeals courtroom and Supreme Court courtroom were filled to capacity.

Judge Dillard, a native of Macon, was appointed to the Court of Appeals on November 1, 2010 by Gov. Sonny Perdue.