Court of Appeals of Georgia

Court Centennial Committee Meeting

10:00 a.m. January 24, 2006

Third Floor Conference Room

Judicial Building

Atlanta, Georgia

Attendees:	Chief Judge John H. Ruffin, Jr., Chair

Judge Anne Elizabeth Barnes	Judge M. Yvette Miller

Judge Marion T. Pope, Jr.	Mr. Charles Adams, Jr.

Mr. Charles Adams, III	Mr. Edwin Bell

Mr. Lendon Gibbs	Prof. Marjorie Girth

Mr. Scott Henwood, Attorney	Ms. Jane Martin

Ms. Kellyn O. McGee	Mr. Jeff Milsteen

Ms. Laura Speed-Dalton	Ms. Rebecca Sullivan

Dean Rebecca White	Mr. William L. Martin, III COA

Ms. Holly Sparrow, COA

1.	The Chairman called the meeting to order at 10:00 a.m. After a welcome
and introductions, the Agenda and minutes were approved.

2.	The first report was from Judge Pope on behalf of the Finance Subcommittee.	He indicated that the Foundation had received sufficient pledges in order to
contract with the Atlanta Aquarium for the Centennial Dinner. The date of
Friday, October 6, 2006 has been reserved. Judge Pope also stated that he felt
there would be sufficient funds to cover the Centennial projects. He distributed	the flyer which the Foundation had published.

3.	Chief Judge Ruffin asked Ms. Sparrow to report on the Centennial Dinner
speaker vote. Ms. Sparrow provided a list of speakers, organized in a priority
order of 1-8, which was tabulated from the Committee members' votes. (See
attached list.) Chief Judge Ruffin pointed out that U.S. Supreme Court Justice
Clarence Thomas and Mr. Alex Sanders, President of the College of
Charleston, had been added to the list by the judges of the Court. Since U.S.
Supreme Court Chief Justice Roberts was number one in the votes, it was the
committee's consensus to request Chief Justice Roberts to be the speaker.

Members were asked to send to Chief Judge Ruffin the names of persons who
might be helpful in conveying this request to the Chief Justice.

4.	Since Ms. Joy was preparing for the Proclamation Ceremony, and, therefore,
was unable to attend the committee meeting, Ms. Sparrow made the report
about the tour of the Aquarium. She noted that the Aquarium had a large
ballroom and entrance area which includes access to viewing windows for the
Whale Sharks and Beluga Whales. There is pay parking available for guests.	Ms. Sparrow pointed out that if the whole Aquarium is contracted, the
guests can also tour the whole facility after the dinner. Dessert and coffee
stations can be distributed throughout the facility. Responding to a question,
Mr. Milsteen indicated that the ballroom could accommodate a maximum of
1400 guests. Ms. Sparrow stated that all of	the committee members touring
the facility felt that it would provide a unique location for the Centennial
Dinner.

Judge Ruffin asked that the Finance Committee determine a recommended
price for the dinner tickets by the next meeting. The Committee decided that
invitations would be sent to a targeted audience, but that the dinner should be
open to attendance by a broad spectrum of the public.

5.	The next Committee to report was the Program Subcommittee. Judge Barnes
indicated that she wished to clarify who were the official members of the
Program Subcommittee and who were outside resources. She commented that
she had been contacted by Mr. Jim Elliott and Ms. Teresa Roseborough who
were both interested in assisting the Committee in the planning of the
Centennial forums. She mentioned that she was planning to have the
subcommittee members and outside resources meet in early February.

Judge Barnes remarked that Emory will be a good site for the Religion and Law	Forum. She stated she has been collecting names of potential panel members.	Judge Barnes would like to see that they have diverse backgrounds and that all
the law schools are included by at least having input into the composition of
the panels. Dean White proposed that Professors Ed Larson and Milner Ball
participate in the Religion and Law panel. Other suggestions included:
Reverend Paula Gable, Associate Minister of the Unitarian Congregation of
Atlanta, the Iman from the Atlanta Mosque, Robert Franklin, Emory Professor	Calvin Pressley, perhaps a Buddhist monk and a member of the Free Thought
Society. Judge Barnes said that there was so much interest in this topic that the
forum may even be expanded to a full day program. She has also asked Angie
Wright Reaves, who has a connection with Atlanta Interfaith Broadcasters, to
look into the possibility of arranging coverage of the forum by either AIB or
a public broadcasting station.

For the second panel, which will focus on the topic of Judicial Activism versus
Judicial Restraint, the committee members discussed the following suggested
panel members: Ann Emanuel, GSU; Lynn Hogue, University of Georgia;
Norman Fletcher, Former Chief Justice Georgia Supreme Court; Bob Barr,
former U.S. Representative; Roy Barnes, former Governor, Griffin Bell, former	U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Judge; Daisy Floyd, Dean Mercer University
Law School; Kent Alexander, Counsel, Emory University; and Larry
Thompson, General Counsel Pepsico. Judge Pope proposed that this panel
include a member of the executive branch and legislative branch of
government.

Dean White and Judge Miller volunteered to help organize this forum.

In discussing other details of the forums, Judge Barnes stated that making sure
the forums qualified for MCLE credits would enhance attendance. Mr. Adams	agreed to be the liaison with the State Bar to determine how credits could be
arranged. Although there are no specific dates for the forums set yet, Professor
Girth suggested that if the forums are held at law schools that the dates be set
while school is in session and the students could attend. This would be either
before April 15th or shortly after Labor Day.

Chief Judge Ruffin commented that although it had been mentioned that other
groups were interested in co-sponsoring the forums, he was not in favor of
permitting it in order to maintain the non-partisanship nature of the forums.

At the end of the discussion of the forums, Judge Barnes requested that the
members send to her their suggestions for panel members prior to February 6,
2006.

6.	The report on the progress of the Court History Book was made next. Mr.
Adams stated that	words were now being put on paper. He also said that
Mercer University Press had made an official commitment to print the book
and a contract is being prepared. The manuscript is targeted for completion by
March 1, 2006. He thanked Mr. McAteer of the Court of Appeals staff for his
assistance to the writers in providing historical materials, both written and
pictorial. Mr. Adams solicited the members to send him ideas for the book title.

7.	Ms. Sparrow reported for Mr. McAteer that the Court History Video is
progressing on target, and he is currently writing the script.

8.	Following the last report, the Chairperson recognized Mr. Gibbs to add to the
earlier Finance Committee report. Mr. Gibbs reemphasized that the Aquarium
had been confirmed as the site of the dinner. The contract will be for the whole	Aquarium facility. The banquet area	will be used 6:00 - 8:00 p.m., with
cocktails and soft drinks 6:30 -7:00 p.m. and the dinner from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m.,
followed by open touring of the all the exhibits from 8:00 -11:00 p.m.
Dessert and coffee stations will be located near the exhibit entrances. The
tickets for the event will probably be set at $125 each.

9.	At the Chairperson's behest, Ms. Sparrow presented the written report of Ms.
Pryor, who is in charge of the oratorical contest, but who was unable to attend
the meeting. Mr. Gibbs commented on the report stating that he expected the
Foundation to have sufficient funds to provide $15,000 - $20,000 for the
oratorical contest award scholarships. In his discussions with Ms. Pryor, they
had proposed $1000 scholarships for the district level winners and a $5,000
scholarship for the overall winner.

There being no further business, the Chairperson adjourned the meeting with the reminder that the Centennial Proclamation Ceremony would take place that day at the Capitol at 11:30 a.m.

Respectfully submitted,

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Holly K. O. Sparrow

Deputy Court Administrator

Court of Appeals of Georgia