Judge Stephen Dillard
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Presiding Judge and 30th Chief Judge, Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia. Atlanta, Georgia
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Atticus Finch (of Georgia)
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This is a very thoughtful and scholarly piece by our own Judge Dillard about judges and use of social media. He is a real exemplar of the best of social media.
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Happy Mother's Day to my lovely wife , my incredibly supportive mother-in-law, and all of the other mothers out there. I hope you all have a wonderful day. And please remember that many of our friends find Mother's Day to be challenging. Let's love them a little harder today.
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Tomorrow will be my first Motherās Day without my sweet mama. I sure do miss her.
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I hope all of you have a wonderful and relaxing weekend. And as always, please be good to each other.
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It was truly a pleasure to have a āfireside chatā with the delightful Sarah Isgur this afternoon about her incredibleāand New York Times bestsellingābook, āLast Branch Standing: A Potentially Surprising, Occasionally Witty Journey Inside Today's Supreme Court.ā Come back to Georgia soon!
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I am truly grateful that over 2,200 of you have downloaded my new article. Thank you so much for the incredible support. I really do appreciate it.
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Democratizing the Judiciary: Why Judges Should Engage āWe the Peopleā Through Social-Media Platforms
https://journals.librarypublishing.arizona.edu/appellate/article/id/10558/
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I missed
@zebsicle.bsky.social
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The Wire Deadwood How I Met Your Mother 30 Rock Parks & Recreation Game of Thrones Rome Boston Legal Arrested Development Cheers The Simpsons King of the Hill L.A. Law The Paper Chase Murder, She Wrote
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I hope all of you have a wonderful and relaxing weekend. And as always, please be good to each other.
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Happy Law Day! Now, more than ever, it is crucial for Americans to fight for and defend the rule of law and an independent judiciary.
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Road trip.
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Fourth Sunday of Easter.
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I am leaning into nostalgia again and rewatching L.A. Law, and I am pleasantly surprised by how well it has aged.
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Saturdays with Sirius.
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I hope all of you have a wonderful and relaxing weekend. And as always, please be good to each other.
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Itās a beautiful day in the ATL.
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I am truly grateful that over 2,200 of you have downloaded my new article. Thank you so much for the incredible support. I really do appreciate it.
journals.librarypublishing.arizona.edu/appellate/ar...
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Democratizing the Judiciary: Why Judges Should Engage āWe the Peopleā Through Social-Media Platforms
https://journals.librarypublishing.arizona.edu/appellate/article/id/10558/
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My Appellate Practice & Procedure students (from Mercer Law School) absolutely crushed it today. I am so proud of them. Thank you Justice Carla McMillian and Presiding Judge Sara Doyle for serving on our finals panel.
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Timeless words by Justice Sandra Day OāConnor.
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ICYMI: My article in The Journal of Appellate Practice and ProcessāāDemocratizing the Judiciary: Why Judges Should Engage āWe the Peopleā Through Social-Media Platformsāāis now available online.
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I hope all of you have a wonderful and relaxing weekend. And as always, please be good to each other.
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Back in my favorite reading spot.
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Judge Stephen Dillard
Council on Criminal Justice
about 1 month ago
Weāre honored to welcome Michael Boggs to the Council on Criminal Justice's Board of Trustees! A former chief justice of the Georgia Supreme Court, Michael brings decades of judicial experience and a strong commitment to fairness and the rule of law. Please join us in welcoming him!
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Georgia Courts
about 1 month ago
Chaired by Justice Charlie Bethel, the Supreme Court of Georgia Committee on Justice for Children met yesterday. Discussion included: Juvenile Court data reporting, kinship caregiver advocacy, and parenting skills training offered by the Positive Childhood Alliance of Georgia.
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Happy 7th birthday to this rascalāSirius Black!
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Thank you to @DavidLat for the kind shoutout in this weekās installment of āOriginal Jurisdiction,ā mentioning my latest article, āDemocratizing the Judiciary: Why Judges Should Engage āWe the Peopleā Through Social-Media Platforms.ā
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Appellate Practice and Procedure Class No. 12 (Mercer Law School, 2026), featuring former Justices Keith R. Blackwell, Harold Melton, and Justice David Nahmias (Supreme Court of Georgia).
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This is still true.
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I hope all of you have a wonderful and relaxing weekend. And as always, please be good to each other.
about 1 month ago
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Back in my favorite reading spot.
about 1 month ago
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The Nathan Deal Judicial Center.
#AppellatePlaces
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about 1 month ago
There is also the bizarre affliction that curses so many lawyers that you can spot any typo, anywhere, even skim-reading, in something written by someone else, but you'll miss some of your own because you're simultaneously thinking about what you're trying to say.
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This editing tip I shared with a young lawyer at the other place received a positive response, so I thought Iād post it here too. I am sure
@bcdreyer.social
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I look forward to hearing presentations this afternoon on āLinguistic Analysis of Legal Textsā from several outstanding @GeorgiaStateLaw students in Professor @ClarkGSULawās Law & Linguistics class.
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megan
about 1 month ago
i have word read my document out loud to me and follow along with my eyes and catch a lot of things that way.
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Mac & Fees
about 1 month ago
This is an excellent tip. Another trick is to read each sentence in reverse order.
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NiceReplyGuyFromNH
about 1 month ago
Follow up tip: have Word read aloud your document and listen for any mistakes.
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Filthy McNasty
about 1 month ago
Transactional lawyer here. I just print the document out and read it on paper at least once during my drafting/proofing process. I catch so many more screwups (and opportunities for improvement) in drafting contracts that way.
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Steve Conklin
about 1 month ago
My "proofreading for typos" tip is to scan it backwards, word by word. This was taught to me by a long-time newspaper editor (back in the days of paper).
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This editing tip I shared with a young lawyer at the other place received a positive response, so I thought Iād post it here too. I am sure
@bcdreyer.social
also has some excellent advice on catching typos.
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Thank you to @DavidLat for the kind shoutout in this weekās installment of āOriginal Jurisdiction,ā mentioning my latest article, āDemocratizing the Judiciary: Why Judges Should Engage āWe the Peopleā Through Social-Media Platforms.ā
journals.librarypublishing.arizona.edu/appellate/artiā¦
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Appellate Practice and Procedure Class No. 11 (Mercer Law School, 2026), featuring Justice Andrew Pinson (Supreme Court of Georgia).
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Dylan O. Drummond, JD/MBA
about 2 months ago
Highly recommend this excellent article from Georgia Court of Appeals Presiding Judge Dillardāwho has most effectively advanced Fifth Circuit Judge Willett's mantle established more than a decade ago of embracing social media to directly engage with the public whom the judiciary serves.āļø
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Easter Sunday.
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Stations of the Cross.
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A Good Friday meditation.
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All motions for reconsideration timely filed in @AppealsCourtGA cases decided for the August 2025 Term have been processed and MFRĀ DistressĀ is over.
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My article is closing in on 1,300 downloads. Thank you so much!
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Appellate Practice and Procedure Class No. 10 (@MercerLAWSchool, 2026), featuring Justices Charlie Bethel and Michael Boggs (@SupremeCourtGA).
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1,000 downloads in a week! Thank you!
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