Here’s what you need to know.

You can go ahead and sign the petition so long as there is another signatory that is a member of the SCOG Bar; but if you actually want to argue the case, then you must be admitted to the bar. You can be sworn in as a member of the bar on the morning of the oral argument, but the application and fee must be delivered to the clerk’s office no later than 9:15 a.m.

For more information, please see this link.

Excellent news. The 2008-09 edition of Georgia Appellate Practice (with forms)* is now available for purchase. If you regularly handle appeals in Georgia, then purchasing this treatise is a wise investment.

*As noted in this blawg’s disclaimer, this website is neither affiliated with, nor endorsed by, the authors of Georgia Appellate Practice.

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I look forward to working on this “labor of love,” and hope that many of you will become regular readers of Georgia Appellate Practice and part of this blawg’s community.