October 6, 1997

Ms. Susan Kalb Weinberg, J.D.

Director, Office of Career Services

University of Michigan Law School

210 Hutchins Hall

Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-1215

Dear Ms. Weinberg:

I am in receipt of your letter dated September 24, 1997 addressed to Mr. Bob Doss , Director, of the Georgia Administrative Office of the Courts concerning career opportunities for attorneys at the Court of Appeals of Georgia. There are 10 judges on the Court of Appeals of Georgia. Each judge has three staff attorney positions; the judges hire their own staff attorneys.

Staff attorneys on the Court of Appeals of Georgia are hired for an indefinite period of time. There are no two year clerkships as such. While turnover among the staff attorneys is infrequent, it does occur. If any of your graduates are interested in working as a staff attorney at the Court of Appeals of Georgia, they should write the judges of the Court directly. If a staff attorney position does come open in a judge's office, it is generally filled before I am aware of the vacancy.

The Court of Appeals also has five central staff attorney positions and three floating staff attorney positions. Presiding Judge Marion T. Pope, Jr. is the judge in charge of central and floating staff attorneys. Any students with an interest in working with central staff or as a floating staff attorney should contact Presiding Judge Pope.

I would suggest if you have students who are interested in working with the Court of Appeals of Georgia, that they write the judges individually sending a letter expressing interest in working with the Court of Appeals along with a current resume. Writing samples may be provided but are not required. Georgia law requires that staff attorneys on the appellate courts be members of the State Bar of Georgia, which would require passage of the state bar examination. Most staff attorneys who work on the Court of Appeals of Georgia are attorneys who have previously been engaged in the practice of law. However, some judges have hired staff attorneys directly out of law school.

Letter to Susan Weinberg, J.D.

October 6, 1997

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I have enclosed a copy of our Court History which will give you the names of the current judges on the Court of Appeals of Georgia. The judges may be written to individually using the above letterhead address.

If you have any further questions or if I can provide further information to you, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Sincerely,

William L. Martin, III

Administrator/Clerk

Court of Appeals of Georgia

WLM , III/ld

Enclosure

cc:	Bob Doss , Director, Administrative Office of the Courts

Sherie M. Welch, Clerk, Supreme Court of Georgia