http://georgiaappellatepractice.com Published by Stephen Louis A. Dillard Sat, 06 Mar 2010 16:31:47 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This is a must-read article for every appellate practitioner (and every litigator, for that matter). http://georgiaappellatepractice.com/2010/03/five-ways-to-write-like-john-roberts/ I recently learned a little tidbit that some of my fellow appellate practitioners may find useful in handling an appeal before the Georgia Court of Appeals. When citing to a record divided into several sections, the most precise way of doing so is as follows: Prt. II, R-435. The staff ... http://georgiaappellatepractice.com/2009/05/citing-to-a-record-with-multiple-parts/ Griffin Bell was a truly great man, and he will be dearly missed by his family and friends. I was fortunate enough to meet and interview Judge Bell while working on an essay about his tenure on the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, which you can read here. I cannot even begin ... http://georgiaappellatepractice.com/2009/01/judge-griffin-bell-rip/ 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 ... http://georgiaappellatepractice.com/2008/12/so-you-want-to-file-a-cert-petition-but-youre-not-a-member-of-supreme-court-of-georgia-bar/ 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. http://georgiaappellatepractice.com/2008/12/georgia-appellate-practice-the-treatise/ The purpose of this blawg is straightforward: to address issues related to appellate practice and procedure in Georgia; highlight noteworthy decisions from the Court of Appeals of Georgia and Supreme Court of Georgia (and perhaps even a decision or two from the Eleventh Circuit every once in a while); and offer general commentary on appellate practice, ... http://georgiaappellatepractice.com/2008/12/welcome/