DRAFT CENTENNIAL OUTLINE AND TIMELINE

CEREMONIAL SESSION OF COURT IN CAPITOL APPROPRIATIONS ROOM TUESDAY OCTOBER 3, 2006 (Date of Passage of Constitutional Amendment Creating Court)

1.	Centennial Committee & Clerk determine timing and general outline	of program

2.	Arrange with Governor's office and legislature use of
Appropriations room on Oct. 3, 2006

3.	Determine how to get live broadcast maybe on educational TV or
Court IT web cast it

4.	Draft a sample proclamation/resolution

5.	Solicit proclamations from US President, Governor, Legislature,
US Supreme Court, Ga Supreme Court, State Bar, ABA,
Local/Circuit Bar Associations, Mayor Atlanta, Fulton
County Commission. Have appropriate judge or clerk
contact these bodies. Have Chief Judge or other judge
contact legislator (one house, one senate) to sponsor
resolution. Clerk contact other states' intermediate appellate	courts and obtain proclamations

6.	Continue contact until done. Consider inviting persons
giving proclamations to Black Tie Dinner

7.	Confirm with Capitol use of Appropriations Room

8.	Finalize program short speeches; reading of proclamations. Obtain
speakers commitment. Obtain approval of Court.

9.	Publicize ceremony; create press release. Design & print programs

10.	Meet with Capitol staff to finalize protocol and set up

11.	Obtain media coverage such as Ed TV, PBS, local radio/TV/news
if possible (Give them brief video clip?)

12.	Design & print programs

13.	Early on day of ceremony confirm setup of room

14.	Have one or two staff members assist at ceremony, have photos
taken, preserve speeches & proclamations

HISTORY BOOK

In progress with Professor Lanier, GSU

Has Court met with AG to discuss rights between Professor and Court?

Is there a final product deadline from Professor?

Where is it going to be published?

Is he going to provide the Court copies for free (how many)? These could be used as gifts for special guests at the dinner or to cities dignitaries where oral arguments are held?

Can we publish excerpts for our Court History pamphlet? Is he going to locate old photos that might exist beyond the ones Bob has on the judges?

Do we need to contact Archives for photos, old books, documents. This could be done immediately.

DINNER (Black Tie) Either in January 2007 (January 2, 1907 was first session of court) or maybe May 1 , 2007 (Law Day)

1.	Hold meeting of Centennial Committee, Chief Judge, Clerk and Dianne Joy to
develop general event plan - select a couple of alternative dates; create a
general outline of program, a potential speakers list and preferred venue list;
determine the potential number & categories of guests; consider purchase or
creation of mementos; estimate needed funding. Obtain approval of Court.

2.	Contact Governor and Legislators about possible funding

3.	Seek funds. Appropriations. Consider fees or solicitation?

4.	Finalize program content: power point presentation? video? short speeches?
nationally known speaker? Contact potential speakers.

5.	Finalize location - explore menus and decorations.

6.	Design invitations and have mementos, if any, produced.

7.	Confirm speakers.

8.	Send out invitations.

9.	Finalize numbers. Confirm meals.

10.	Design and print programs.

11.	On event day. Have Dianne Joy check final arrangements early that afternoon. Have
one or two court staff assist judges, speakers and guests at location.

COURT VIDEO Complete by October 2006

1.	Have Centennial Committee and Clerk meet with Tech staff. Perhaps also include
Angie Wright-Rheaves who has had	TV experience.

2.	Determine general outline of what the video should include. Consider production of	public service announcement clips either audio or video at the same time.
Consider desired length and format of the video for use on educational or
public TV stations. Determine what stations might be interested in the tape.

3.	Consider video use in schools and civic clubs during 2007, but particularly for Law
Day month 2007. Consider if two versions of the video are needed: one for
persons under 13; another for everyone else.

4.	Create committee to determine script(s).

5.	Contact TV and radio stations about policy on running clips as a public service
announcement. Also contact WSB TV Layman's Lawyer Program about
possibility of showing the video and having a panel discussion about the role
and operation of the Court.

6.	Determine if the video will be filmed in-house & if any private vendor services are
needed to shoot or produce the video including obtaining actors, lighting, etc.

7.	Flesh out video outline and develop script with producer.

8.	Obtain full court approval of script.

9.	Contact narrator, actors or persons to be in video, obtain agreement and provide
script.

10.	Determine and confirm locations for shoots, any props and dates.

11.	Do filming.

12.	Edit film, add narration, titles, credits and music. Edit any public service
announcements.

13.	Provide final copy of video(s) and PSA(s) to full Court for final review and approval.

14.	Reproduce copies as needed.

15.	Distribute public service announcements to stations. Use videos.

LAW DAY - SCHOOL AND/OR CIVIC CLUB VISITS

1.	Contact Law Related Education Consortium or DOE. Determine social studies
coordinators in schools in judges' home counties.

2.	Have central staff develop some materials to go with video to focus on juvenile rights
and responsibilities for use by schools or in school programs and other
materials to focus on business issues or citizen rights and court for civic clubs.

Maybe cartoon or picture book like materials for younger children.

3.	Contact coordinators about Law Day program 2007. Arrange dates and classes to
present video and other materials to at least one school in judge's home area
as well as the Atlanta area.

4.	Present Law Day programs in April or May 2007.

5.	Also consider arranging civic club or school visit on the previous or same day as oral
argument is held in locations around the state. See below.

ORAL ARGUMENTS AROUND THE STATE October 2006 - December 2007 (Schedule maybe one every other month - Consider choosing small/moderate cities where the event will receive more significant attention).

1.	Clerk & judges determine potential annual schedule and general locations.

2.	Two months in advance of desired argument date set up arrangements for actual
location and cases.

3.	Contact District Court Administrator, Superior Court, Chamber of Commerce & local	media.

4.	Work through arrangements with locals.

TOURS OF COURT OF APPEALS, INVITATION TO ORAL ARGUMENTS October 2006- December 2007

1.	Consider promotion of tours and visits of the Court during oral arguments. Perhaps	contact Fulton/DeKalb/Cobb/Gwinnett school systems, local colleges or law	schools, also civic groups such as League of Women Voters, Chamber of	Commerce, Boy/Girl Scouts. Especially consider groups in which the judges	are involved or interested. Also consider diversity of groups and persons.	Perhaps coordinate tours with the Capitol Education Center tours.

2.	Set up a committee to determine how to promote tours. This Committee can make
contacts and maintain list and schedule of tours. The Committee should set	up a list of hosts for tours (Clerk or judges) by date. Tours can use the	materials created for the Law Day programs and court video.

3.	Also consider offering the courtroom for use during one of the state bar moot	court competition sessions in 2006 or 2007. Contact State Bar in 2005 to	determine possible date for courtroom use. If feasible put on court calendar.

CENTENNIAL EDITION OF GA APPELLATE REPORTS 2007.

1.	Clerk discuss this with Supreme Court and Scott Henwood in 2004.

2.	Discuss options with Darby. In special edition consider inclusion of judges' photos,
some vintage photos, proclamations, testimonials. Create special spine or cover.

NEW TECHNOLOGY UNVEILING January 2, 2007 This depends on Tech staff cooperation.

( possibilities: web cast of arguments, E-filing, electronic notices)

1.	Court Automation Judge & Clerk coordinate with Tech staff as to possibilities.
2.	Determine choice and plan of development. Obtain approval of Court.

2.	Tech staff develop technology service. IT tests & obtains approval of Court for
unveiling.

3.	Clerk creates and issues press release approved by Court.

4.	Technology improvement is released. (If possible may want to have it on one of the
anniversary dates such as Oct. 3-creation by Constitution Amendment, Nov.
6-date judges were appointed, or Jan. 2-first session).

COURT STAFF EVENTS

A.	Volunteer Day Fall 2007

1.	Contact Hands on Atlanta

2.	Determine appropriate activity (a morning or afternoon)

3.	Coordinate with Hands on Atlanta. Sign-up for staff. Provide either coffee and
doughnuts or deli lunch on work site.

B.	Staff Reunion Summer 2007

1.	Have Dianne Joy or Crystal Willis compile list of past employees addresses & phone	numbers.

2.	Obtain locale and consider food and drink arrangements. Fee?

3.	Send invitations; tally numbers

4.	Confirm final arrangements, provide name tags, welcome table.

HISTORICAL DISPLAY October 2006 - January 2007

Consider use of materials from Court History, Archives, Legal History Foundation for use in Judicial Building Courtroom or Lobby Display and then maybe later at Capitol, Capitol, Ed Center and at State Bar.

1.	Have clerk's office contact Professor Lanier, Archives, Legal History Foundation and	past judges and clerks.

2.	Determine material availability.

3.	Contact Capitol Ed Center, Capitol, State Bar and GBA about possibility of displays.

4.	Determine possible ways to display and cost. Approval by Court. Secure funding.

5.	Coordinate obtaining or copying materials.

6.	Determine with locations dates to display.

7.	Create display. Approval by Court of display.

8.	Assemble display on first site. Rotate to different sites per previously arranged
schedule.

9.	Take down display and return materials as necessary to owners.

STATE BAR JUDGE PROFILES IN BAR JOURNAL 2006-2007

1.	Contact State Bar Publications. Determine if interested and set time and manner for
obtaining materials from current judges and planned dates for publication.

2.	Request from judges expanded biographies and determine dates for possible	interviews.

3.	Have judges interviewed by journalist, Court or Bar staff. Maybe use student college	intern	journalists or other attorneys solicited by bar to write profile. Focus	on memorable cases, individual reminiscences about selves or others, (humor,
unusual events, acts of courage, etc.) and early careers.