Memorandum

To:	Judge G. Alan Blackburn
From:	William L. Martin, III
Subject:	Calhoun Rotary Club Meeting September 5, 1997
Date:	September 3, 1997

As we discussed yesterday, you will be addressing the Rotary Club meeting in Calhoun, Georgia on Friday, September 5th. The meeting will begin at approximately noon with lunch first and then your address or remarks. Joe Campbell, the District Attorney of the Cherokee Judicial Circuit, is your host. Marjorie has already faxed some biographical information to Joe's office for his introduction of you.

Joe suggested that you might wish to speak on the workings of the Court of Appeals, its caseload and particularly how the tenth judge functions on the Court. I have attached a copy of the latest statistics Bud has run regarding the filings of the Court. Please note that the average cases per judge on direct appeals for 1997 is divided by 10 rather than 9 for the previous years. Applications are still divided by 9, since the chief judge does not receive applications.

The meeting will be at B.J.'s Restaurant adjacent to Shepherd's Motel just off Interstate 75. Go north past Cartersville to exit #129. You should see the sign for Shepherd's Motel. As soon as you exit you will take a right on the road crossing the interstate and the restaurant will be immediately on your left. Joe suggested that you might want to arrive around 11:45. He will be there to meet you. Joe also suggested that you might want to talk for twenty minutes or so and leave a few minutes for questions. He said the meeting adjourns promptly at 1:00 p.m.

If you would like to talk to Joe you can reach him at his Calhoun office today. That number is (706) 629-5651. The number for his Cartersville office is (770) 387-5080. He expects 60 people will attend in case you want to take some Court Histories.

If you have any questions or if I can be of any assistance to you, please let me know. I have also attached a copy of my materials for the Appellate Practice Seminar on September 18th. It is probably too technical for non-lawyers, but you might wish to keep a copy of it for future talks you may have.

Thank you.

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