November 25, 1998

Ms. J. Carole Thompson

Shreeder , Wheeler & Flint

The Candler Building

Sixteenth Floor

127 Peachtree Street, N.E.

Atlanta, Georgia 30303-1845

RE:	Appellate Admission Ceremony

Dear Carole:

Thank you for your facsimile letter of November 24, 1998 regarding the Mass Swearing In. As I mentioned in the voicemail I left for you, I would like for you, Sherie Welch and myself to have lunch to discuss ways we may be able to improve the mass swearing- in. I am sorry the Court of Appeals was not able to accommodate you in January, but with the Court's oral argument schedules, the orientation of a new judge to our Court and the legislative initiatives that the Court of Appeals hopes to pursue in the next session of the General Assembly, we were unable to commit to your dates.

I apologize if my response was interpreted as a declining participation for the Supreme Court as well as the Court of Appeals. That was not my intention. Only Sherie Welch can speak for her Court. At any rate, I enjoyed our participation in the mass swearing-in earlier this month and I look forward to working with you in this endeavor in the future.

Sincerely,

William L. Martin, III

Administrator/Clerk

Court of Appeals of Georgia

WLM , III/ld

cc:	Sherie Welch