Thank you to @BolchJudicial for the kind shoutout in the latest edition of @DukeJudicature.

Georgia Appellate Practice and Procedure Class No. 2 (Mercer Law School Spring 2026), featuring Judge Wade Padgett of the Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia.

It’s not my best time, but I’ll take it.

I hope all of you have a wonderful and relaxing weekend. And as always, please be good to each other.

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The Court of Appeals of Georgia is closed today to honor and celebrate the life and legacy of one our greatest Georgians and Americans: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Today is the 40th anniversary of my father's passing. My dad loved his family and friends, teaching at The University of Alabama, boating, yard work, playing piano, shooting pool, Bama Bino pizza, PBR, and Alabama Football. I miss him every day. Dr. Jerry W. Dillard, Requiescat in pace.

Sirius in the snow.

Saturdays with Sirius.

I hope all of you have a wonderful and relaxing weekend. And as always, please be good to each other.

State of the State.

It’s great to be back at @MercerLAWSchool! Georgia Appellate Practice and Procedure Class No. 1, featuring Scott Key and Judge Trea Pipkin of @AppealsCourtGA.

Too many commercials are desecrating classic 1980s songs and it needs to stop.

I just finished drafting my remarks for mom’s celebration of life tomorrow. If you will, please pray that I can get through them without breaking down. It’s impossible to sum up such an extraordinary life and woman, but I’ve done my best. I miss you, mom.

I hope all of you have a wonderful and relaxing weekend. And as always, please be good to each other.

850 classes stronger!

The joy of mentoring.

Back in my favorite reading spot.

I found this old newspaper clipping of my mom meeting with Adlai Stevenson during her time at @stephenscollege. And according to the article, her Foreign Relations Club also hosted Justice William O. Douglas. Mom truly led a fascinating life.

I hope all of you have a wonderful and relaxing weekend. And as always, please be good to each other.

My mom’s obituary is now available online. It’s impossible to adequately summarize such an extraordinary life, but I did my best. Peggy Ann Armstrong Dillard, 1938-2025, Requiescat in pace. www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/b...

Happy anniversary to my beautiful bride of 32 years. I am truly blessed.

Thank you.

The Nativity of the Lord (Christmas) Mass during the Night (Midnight Mass).

Thank you for your kindness.

Peggy Ann Armstrong Dillard, 1938-2025.

"Burkeanism and the Administrative State" I really enjoyed doing this podcast episode with Sarah Isgur, @williambaude.bsky.social, and @davidfrenchjag.bsky.social. It was framed around separation of powers debates, but the conversation ranged much more widely. thedispatch.com/podcast/advi...

For those of you who enjoy law-related podcasts (especially those focusing primarily on appellate courts & SCOTUS), the latest episode of Advisory Opinions is absolutely fantastic. I could listen to @jdmortenson.bsky.social and @williambaude.bsky.social debate on every one of my commutes to Atlanta.

It’s been my pleasure, Georgia. Truly. Here’s to many more!

Back in my favorite reading spot.

The new Knives Out movie—“Wake Up Dead Man”—is just phenomenal. I highly recommend it.

I hope all of you have a wonderful and relaxing weekend. And as always, please be good to each other.

It was truly wonderful to host Dean John P. Anderson of @MC_Law this afternoon at the Nathan Deal Judicial Center. Dean Anderson is doing an incredible job at my beloved law school (J.D.) alma mater, and I am really excited about his forward-thinking vision for MC Law.

Back in my favorite reading spot.

I bought this book on @AppealsCourtGA on eBay for around $10, and I found a few interesting bonus items inside it.

My kind of reading spot.

Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

Ha! I love it. Via @kendylhanks.bsky.social

I hope all of you have a wonderful and relaxing weekend. And as always, please be good to each other.

It’s always a treat to spend some time away from the courthouse with my wonderful @AppealsCourtGA colleagues.

Not too shabby for a kid from Bellevue (West Nashville), Tennessee. Thank you, National Center for State Courts!

“Samford Alumnus Judge Stephen Dillard Receives National Rehnquist Award for Judicial Excellence” www.samford.edu/arts-and-sci...

“Georgia appellate judge receives William H. Rehnquist Award for Judicial Excellence” legalnews.com/Home/Article...

I received a lovely handwritten note today from one of my judicial heroes. The last few weeks have been absolutely amazing. It’s also a good reminder that I need to write more handwritten notes in the new year.

I hope all of you have a wonderful and relaxing weekend. And as always, please be good to each other.

It was just a joy to see @judgedillard.bsky.social receive the Rehnquist Award for Judicial Excellence at tonight’s NCSC dinner. Such a worthy recognition of an exemplary ambassador for the American bench.

It’s a beautiful day at the NDJC in Atlanta. #appellateplaces

Happy birthday @amby.bsky.social! I hope you have a wonderful day.

Saturdays with Sirius.