News & Events You are invited to attend the Investiture of the Honorable Bernice Bouie Donald to the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit which will be held on Thursday, October 20, 2011 at 2:00 p.m. The ceremony will take place at The Cannon Center for the Performing Arts in Memphis, Tennessee. RVSPs are requested no later than October 7 to (901) 495-1237 or investiture.rsvp@tnwd.uscourts.gov For more information, please download and view the formal announcement (pdf). If not, please take a moment to download the application and submit your dues today. Judicial Section dues are $50. Gate City Bar dues are $75. You may submit one check for $125, and we will do the rest. For inquires about the status of your dues, please email Judge Kimberly Esmond Adams at kimberly.adams@fultoncountyga.gov. The awards will be presented at the Judicial Section’s holiday scholarship and awards dinner on December 8, 2010. “This year’s Legacy Award recipients are phenomenal public servants representing the high professional standards set by the esteemed jurists for whom these awards have been named,” said Judicial Section Chair, Fulton Superior Court Judge Gail S. Tusan. “It is my personal and professional honor to publicly acknowledge the contributions made to the legal community and community at large.”
Articles Not long ago, I went on a field trip. 129 judges from municipal, state and federal courts joined me in stepping down from the bench and heading back to school. We spoke to young people in the metropolitan Atlanta area at their schools as part of a unique program called Robes in Schools. The event, organized by the Just the Beginning Foundation (JTBF), a multiracial group of judges, lawyers and law professors committed to helping young people enter the legal profession. We shared our stories of overcoming obstacles as we seek to open pathways for talented minority students into the legal profession. About Us For approximately the last thirty years Georgia Supreme Court Justice Robert Benham has convened periodic informal gatherings of this state’s minority judges in a much needed effort to create opportunities for fellowship, mentoring and continuing judicial education. In 2004, then Gate City Bar President Clarence Johnson agreed to meet at Atlanta’s famous Paschal’s restaurant with Judges Penny Brown Reynolds, Calvin Graves, Crystal Gaines and others to discuss the creation of the GCBA Judicial Section. On January 27, 2005, the first Officers and Board members of the section were sworn in and duly installed. The general purpose of our organization is to assist Georgia judges in the performance of their responsibilities and to foster positive relations between the bench and the bar. In addition, through various community outreach programs, the Judicial Section seeks to build bridges with other organizations, constituencies and the community at large, all with the goal of increasing public trust and confidence in the justice system. The GCBA Judicial Section is committed to improving public awareness and a better understanding of what judges do everyday by working with the faith community, our schools, the business as well as non-profit community, and other civic leaders. Members enjoy access to continuing judicial education programs, committees, a newsletter, a judicial speakers’ bureau and social events. Our established projects include our annual Journey to Judge autobiographical school presentation, Third Grade in school reading program and church Law Day programs.
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