Georgia Court of Appeals Judge Dillard Visits HLM
Georgia Court of Appeals Judge Stephen Louis A. Dillard graciously visited our office recently to discuss his article published in the Mercer Law Review and provided general tips on how to approach appellate work.
Judge Dillard, of Macon, was appointed to the court by Governor Sonny Perdue in 2010 and elected in 2012 to a six-year term. After taking the bench, Judge Dillard decided that attorneys should have greater insight into how the court works – and thinks.
He authored the article “Open Chambers: Demystifying the Inner Workings and Culture of the Georgia Court of Appeals.” Published in 2014, the article seeks to provide lawyers and the public with greater transparency as to the court’s inner workings. Heretofore, lawyers have not had the benefit of a sitting appellate judge’s detailed perspective on the Court of Appeals’s inner workings and culture, he said.
The advice is born of experience. Judge Dillard has worked on both sides of the bench. Before his appointment to the court, he was in private practice with James, Bates, Pope & Spivey in Macon. He chaired the firm’s appellate practice group.
Thank you, Judge Dillard, for your time and wisdom.
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