I am truly grateful that over 2,200 of you have downloaded my new article. Thank you so much for the incredible support. I really do appreciate it. journals.librarypublishing.arizona.edu/appellate/ar...
I am truly grateful that over 2,200 of you have downloaded my new article. Thank you so much for the incredible support. I really do appreciate it. journals.librarypublishing.arizona.edu/appellate/ar...
My Appellate Practice & Procedure students (from Mercer Law School) absolutely crushed it today. I am so proud of them.
Thank you Justice Carla McMillian and Presiding Judge Sara Doyle for serving on our finals panel.
Timeless words by Justice Sandra Day O’Connor.
ICYMI: My article in The Journal of Appellate Practice and Process—“Democratizing the Judiciary: Why Judges Should Engage ‘We the People’ Through Social-Media Platforms”—is now available online. journals.librarypublishing.arizona.edu/appellate/ar...
I hope all of you have a wonderful and relaxing weekend. And as always, please be good to each other.
Back in my favorite reading spot.
We’re honored to welcome Michael Boggs to the Council on Criminal Justice's Board of Trustees!
A former chief justice of the Georgia Supreme Court, Michael brings decades of judicial experience and a strong commitment to fairness and the rule of law. Please join us in welcoming him!
Chaired by Justice Charlie Bethel, the Supreme Court of Georgia Committee on Justice for Children met yesterday. Discussion included: Juvenile Court data reporting, kinship caregiver advocacy, and parenting skills training offered by the Positive Childhood Alliance of Georgia.
Happy 7th birthday to this rascal—Sirius Black!
Thank you to @DavidLat for the kind shoutout in this week’s installment of “Original Jurisdiction,” mentioning my latest article, “Democratizing the Judiciary: Why Judges Should Engage ‘We the People’ Through Social-Media Platforms.” journals.librarypublishing.arizona.edu/appellate/arti…
Appellate Practice and Procedure Class No. 12 (Mercer Law School, 2026), featuring former Justices Keith R. Blackwell, Harold Melton, and Justice David Nahmias (Supreme Court of Georgia).
That’s so kind of you to say. Thank you.
This is still true.
I hope all of you have a wonderful and relaxing weekend. And as always, please be good to each other.
Back in my favorite reading spot.
There is also the bizarre affliction that curses so many lawyers that you can spot any typo, anywhere, even skim-reading, in something written by someone else, but you'll miss some of your own because you're simultaneously thinking about what you're trying to say.
This editing tip I shared with a young lawyer at the other place received a positive response, so I thought I’d post it here too. I am sure @bcdreyer.social also has some excellent advice on catching typos.
I look forward to hearing presentations this afternoon on “Linguistic Analysis of Legal Texts” from several outstanding @GeorgiaStateLaw students in Professor @ClarkGSULaw’s Law & Linguistics class.
i have word read my document out loud to me and follow along with my eyes and catch a lot of things that way.
This is an excellent tip. Another trick is to read each sentence in reverse order.
Follow up tip: have Word read aloud your document and listen for any mistakes.
Transactional lawyer here. I just print the document out and read it on paper at least once during my drafting/proofing process. I catch so many more screwups (and opportunities for improvement) in drafting contracts that way.
My "proofreading for typos" tip is to scan it backwards, word by word. This was taught to me by a long-time newspaper editor (back in the days of paper).
This editing tip I shared with a young lawyer at the other place received a positive response, so I thought I’d post it here too. I am sure @bcdreyer.social also has some excellent advice on catching typos.
Thank you to @DavidLat for the kind shoutout in this week’s installment of “Original Jurisdiction,” mentioning my latest article, “Democratizing the Judiciary: Why Judges Should Engage ‘We the People’ Through Social-Media Platforms.” journals.librarypublishing.arizona.edu/appellate/arti…
Appellate Practice and Procedure Class No. 11 (Mercer Law School, 2026), featuring Justice Andrew Pinson (Supreme Court of Georgia).
Highly recommend this excellent article from Georgia Court of Appeals Presiding Judge Dillard—who has most effectively advanced Fifth Circuit Judge Willett's mantle established more than a decade ago of embracing social media to directly engage with the public whom the judiciary serves.⚖️
Easter Sunday.
