February 10, 1998

Mrs. Melissa T. Ellis

5310 Clark Drive

Roeland Park, Kansas 66205

Dear Mrs. Ellis:

Thank you for your letter of February 6, 1998 and the enclosed resumés and writing samples. Presently, there are no vacancies for staff attorney positions at the Court of Appeals of Georgia. I shall keep your resumés on hand and pass them on to the respective judges as I am aware of openings.

I would suggest that you write each of the judges on the Court of Appeals individually. Often vacancies occur in a judge's office and are filled before I am aware that the vacancy existed in the first place. I have enclosed a copy of our Court's History which lists each of the ten judges on the Court of Appeals of Georgia as well as including some biographical information about them. You may wish to write the judges individually sending them copies of your resumé and writing samples.

If you have any interest in working as a central staff attorney or floating staff attorney, please direct those inquiries to Presiding Judge Marion T. Pope, Jr. Presiding Judge Pope is the judge in charge of the central staff attorneys.

You may address all of the judge's individually at the above letterhead address. All of our mail comes into a central collection point and it is distributed by our mail clerk to the respective judges' offices.

If you would like to stop by and see me when you arrive in Atlanta, please feel free to do so. I shall be happy to discuss with you employment opportunities at the Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Sincerely,

William L. Martin, III

Administrator/Clerk

Court of Appeals of Georgia

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Enclosure

cc: Judge G. Conley Ingram