Open Chambers: Demystifying the Inner Workings and Culture of the Georgia Court of Appeals

Authors

Stephen Louis A. Dillard

Publication Date

7-2014

Document Type

Special Contribution

Abstract

I vividly remember the day I learned of my appointment to the Georgia Court of Appeals. I was sitting in my cluttered but comfortable office, preparing for what would ultimately be my last hearing as a lawyer, when the phone rang. On the other end of the line was Governor Sonny Perdue's executive assistant: "Mr. Dillard, do you have time to speak with the governor?" I did, of course. And less than two weeks after that brief but life-changing conversation with Governor Perdue, I was one of Georgia's two newly appointed appellate judges (and the seventy-third judge to serve on the court of appeals since 1906).

Recommended Citation

Dillard, Stephen Louis A. (2014) "Open Chambers: Demystifying the Inner Workings and Culture of the Georgia Court of Appeals," Mercer Law Review: Vol. 65: No. 4, Article 3.
Available at: https://digitalcommons.law.mercer.edu/jour_mlr/vol65/iss4/3