September 29, 1997

Judge H. Sol Clark

Clark and Clark, Attorneys at Law

Fifth Floor, Realty Building

24 Drayton Street, Post Office Box 8151

Savannah, Georgia 31412

RE:	Court Portrait

Dear Judge Clark:

Thank you for your letter of September 24, 1997 regarding the Court portrait. It is always a pleasure to hear from you.

I appreciate your sharing with me the gist of your recent conversation with Judge Sognier . I believe Judge Sognier 's conversation regarding the Court portrait was with Court Fiscal Officer Kaye Carter, and not one of my deputies. The Court's policy is to offer to hang a portrait in the courtroom of any judge who retires from this Court and who has served this Court as a chief judge. Judge Sognier served as Chief Judge of the Court in 1991 and 1992.

I have enclosed a copy of the Court's policy on portraits from the Internal Operations Manual. I shall pass along your letter to Ms. Carter and Chief Judge Andrews in case I am in error regarding the interpretation of the Court's policy on Court portraits.

Thank you for the very kind words and praise for the Court in your letter. Only those who have served on this Court can truly appreciate the tremendous contributions of the judges and their staffs.

On a more personal note, I wish to express my sincere sympathy at the passing of your wife. I remember meeting her at the Savannah Bar Meeting the evening before the Court's oral arguments last year. She was a warm and gracious lady and she will be missed. Please extend my sympathies to your son, Fred.

Sincerely,

William L. Martin, III

Administrator/Clerk

Court of Appeals of Georgia

WLM , III/ld

Enclosure

cc:	Kaye Carter