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Monthly Archives: January 2011

Help the Judge Help You at the Motion for New Trial Hearing

By Scott Key on Posted in Motion for New Trial

When appellate lawyers talk about judges, we ordinarily talk about how wrong they often are and about how to preserve their mistakes for later use. Otherwise, we don’t much speak of the trial judge. Yet, at least in Georgia, every direct appeal begins at the trial court level where appellate lawyers have the unenviable task… Continue Reading

Judge McFadden Speaks on Getting Elected and Getting Started

By Scott Key on Posted in News

  Approximately 16 attendees made the snow-ladened trek to the appellate practice section luncheon Nashville, Tennessee, held in conjunction with the State Bar of Georgia’s mid-year meeting.  The Honorable Christopher McFadden, newly elected to the Georgia Court of Appeals, gave a fascinating talk on the process of campaigning for the appellate bench, the process of… Continue Reading