July 13, 1998

Ms. Teresa Schmiedeler

Director, Career Development

Judicial Clerkships & Public Interest Programs

University of Maryland

School of Law

500 West Baltimore Street

Baltimore, Maryland 21201-1786

Dear Ms. Schmiedeler :

Thank you for the Judicial Clerkship Survey sent to me under cover of your letter of July 10, 1998. The Court of Appeals does not hire staff attorneys for a one or two year clerkship. Staff attorneys are hired by the Court for indefinite periods.

Each judge on the Court of Appeals of Georgia has three staff attorneys. In addition, there are five central staff attorneys and three floating staff attorneys. If an attorney has an interest in working for the Court of Appeals of Georgia as a staff attorney, he or she should send a letter expressing that interest and a recent resumè . The candidate may also submit a writing sample, but it is not required.

The judges on the Court of Appeals hire their staff attorneys independently. Letters of inquiry should be directed to the judges. I have enclosed a copy of our Court History listing the judges on the Court and some biographical information about each. Please be advised that Presiding Judge A. W. Birdsong, Jr., died unexpectedly on June 6, 1998. That position will be filled by election on July 21, 1998.

To serve as a staff attorney on the Court of Appeals of Georgia, the attorney must be a member of the State Bar of Georgia. This requires passing the State Bar examination.

Any attorney interested in serving as a central staff attorney or a floating staff attorney should contact Presiding Judge Marion T. Pope, Jr., the judge in charge of central and floating staff attorneys.

Ms. M. Teresa Schmiedeler

July 13, 1998

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Interns are hired by the judges individually as well. Again, application should be made directly to the individual judges to serve as an intern or extern.

Currently there are no openings for staff attorneys on the Court of Appeals of Georgia. As I stated earlier, the positions are career positions and change is infrequent.

If you have any further questions or if I can be of other assistance to you, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Sincerely,

William L. Martin, III

Administrator/Clerk

Court of Appeals of Georgia

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