Memorandum

To:	All Judges
From:	William L. Martin, III
Subject:	Report of Administrator/Clerk
Date:	July 8, 1998

Attached please find a copy of my report for your review. If you have any questions about any item in the report, please feel free to contact me.

REPORT OF ADMINISTRATOR/CLERK

JULY 8, 1998

1.	Oral Argument Report

Attached please find a copy of the monthly report for the number and percent of oral arguments requested, granted and denied through July, 1998.

(Page 3.)

2.	Flower Fund Report

Attached please find a copy of the Flower Fund Report to reflect activity of the fund through July 6, 1998. Shortly, you will receive bills for your contribution to the flower fund for 1998- 1999. (Page 4.)

3.	Legislation

I have attached a copy of summaries of selected legislation affecting the courts from the 1998 session of the Georgia General Assembly. If you have any questions about summaries or would like complete copies of any act, please let me know. (Page 5.)

ORAL ARGUMENT REPORT

COURT OF APPEALS OF GEORGIA

JANUARY 1998

Below is a listing of the number and percentages of oral arguments requested, granted and denied in the Court of Appeals by month from January 1998.

JAN	FEB	MAR	APR	MAY	JUN	JUL	SEP	OCT	NOV	TOTAL
Number of Arguments Requested	82	52	30	29	51	41	53	338
Number of Arguments Granted	40	35	14	15	26	24	27	181
Number of Arguments Denied	42	17	16	14	25	17	26	157
Percentage Granted	49%	67%	47%	52%	51%	59%	51%	54%
Percentage

Denied	51%	33%	53%	48%	49%	41%	49%	46%

FLOWER FUND REPORT

Balance Brought Forward 6-30-98	$201.17

Deposits	0.00

Balance	$201.17

Checks: #98-104	$ 51.31

Total Checks	$ 51.31

Balance as of July 8, 1998	$149.86

SUMMARIES OF SELECTED LEGISLATION

AFFECTING THE COURTS

FROM THE 1998 SESSION

OF THE GEORGIA GENERAL ASSEMBLY