Draft for Governor's

PROCLAMATION

WHEREAS:	The COURT OF APPEALS OF GEORGIA was organized
on October 3, 1906, with the ratification of a Constitutional	amendment creating the Court; and

WHEREAS:	In fulfilling the role for which it was created, THE COURT
OF APPEALS OF GEORGIA has assumed a significant portion
of the appellate caseload burden for the State;and

WHEREAS:	The Court has increased from a bench of three judges originally	assigned 155 cases from the Supreme Court to a bench of twelve
judges and 3,140 case filings in 2005; and

WHEREAS:	The function of THE COURT OF APPEALS OF GEORGIA is
vital to fair treatment in the trial courts, final resolution of
disputes, and preservation of public trust in the operation of
government; and

WHEREAS:	THE COURT OF APPEALS OF GEORGIA has diligently
performed this role in the judicial branch of Georgia government
by ensuring fairness, impartiality, and consistency in the
application of the law and delivering decisions which provide
clear and coherent direction to the trial courts, litigants, attorneys
and public; now

THEREFORE:	I, SONNY PERDUE, Governor of the State of Georgia, do hereby
proclaim 2006 as the Court of Appeals Centennial Year so that the	the Court, its judges and staff, and the Court's hundred years of
history as an integral part of the Judicial Branch of our state can
be honored. I urge all Georgia citizens to participate in Centennial	and other educational opportunities related to the Court of
Appeals and the Third Branch of state government.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and
caused the Seal of the Executive Department to be affixed this
____ day of _____________in the year of our Lord two thousand
five.