July 8, 1998

Ms. Chris Barden

Thomas M. Cooley Law School

Career Services

Post Office Box 13038

Lansing, Michigan 48901-3038

Dear Ms. Barden :

Thank you for your call to the Court of Appeals of Georgia and your interest in how to apply for a staff attorney position with the Court. The judges on the Court of Appeals individually hire their staff attorneys. Each judge's office has three staff attorney positions and the Court utilizes five central staff attorneys and three floating staff attorneys.

To apply for a staff attorney position with the Court of Appeals of Georgia, please write a letter expressing interest in working for the Court as a staff attorney and include a current resumè and writing sample, if you like.

I have enclosed a copy of our most recent Court History. It lists the judges of the Court of Appeals and gives some biographical information. Please note that Presiding Judge A. W. Birdsong, Jr. died suddenly on June 6, 1998. That position is open and will be filled by an election to be held on July 21, 1998.

If anyone has an interest in serving as a central staff attorney or a floating staff attorney, those inquiries should be directed to Presiding Judge Marion T. Pope, Jr., judge in charge of the central staff and floating staff attorneys.

Staff attorneys at the Court of Appeals of Georgia serve at the pleasure of their individual judges or the Court. The terms are for indefinite service, so there are no one or two year set terms for employment. Additionally, Georgia law requires the staff attorneys for the appellate courts to be members of the State Bar of Georgia, which would require passing the State Bar examination.

Ms. Chris Barden

July 8, 1998

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If you have additional questions about staff attorney positions with the Court of Appeals of Georgia, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Sincerely,

William L. Martin, III

Administrator/Clerk

Court of Appeals of Georgia

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