A View From the Bench
By Jessica J. Wood
Bodker Ramsey Andrews Winograd &
Wildstein, P.C.
[email protected]
In the Atlanta Bar Association, good
things come in twos! For the second
year running, the Law School Out-
reach Committee has partnered with
the Judicial and Litigation sections
to offer law students and burgeon-
ing new attorneys the opportunity
to engage with jurists from a broad
spectrum of benches in the Metro
Atlanta area. Aptly named,“ A View
from the Bench,” the program was
held on March 28, 2019 at Georgia
State University College of Law. The
event featured a panel discussion
providing insight into how judges
evaluate work product and the attor-
neys who appear before them, how
staff attorneys assist judges and the
process, and how practitioners can
make the best impressions.
A View from the Bench kicked off
with an inspiring introduction by
Judge Leigh Martin May of the
U.S. District Court, followed by a
panel discussion among Judge Sara
Doyle, Court of Appeals of Georgia,
Judge Susan Edlein, State Court of
Fulton County, Judge Lillian Caudle,
Magistrate Court of Fulton County,
Judge Renata Turner, Juvenile Court
of Fulton County, and attorneys Ana
Maria Martinez, Staff Attorney for
DeKalb State Court Judge Dax E.
Lopez, and attorney Hillary Kinsey
Luckacs. After the panel discus-
sion, law students were invited to
mingle with the jurists and attorneys
from the panel for more in-depth
conversation on lingering questions
or additional commentary.
The Law School Outreach Commit-
tee extends special thanks to Evelyn
Knapp and Georgia State Univer-
sity College of Law for hosting the
panel discussion as well as to Judge
Susan Edlein, Chair of the Judicial
Section and Rob Huestis, Chair of
the Litigation Section, for partnering
on such a rewarding program for the
benefit of the future leaders of the
Atlanta Bar Association.
Organizers and panelists for the View from the Bench
event on March 28, 2019 included (left ro tight): Jessica
Wood (Law School Outreach Committee Co-Chair), Caren
Cloud (Law School Outreach Committee Co-Chair), Hillary
Kinsey Lukacs, Judge Leigh Martin May, Ana Maria Martinez,
Judge Susan E. Edlein, Judge Lillian Nash Caudle, Judge
Renata Turner, Judge Sara L. Doyle, and Rob Huestis (Liti-
gation Section Chair). (Photo: Evelyn Knapp).
Panelists for the View from the Bench event on March
28, 2019 included (left to right): Judge Sara L. Doyle,
Judge Susan E. Edlein, Judge Lilian Nash Caudle, Judge
Renata Turner, Ana Maria Martinez, Hillary Kinsey Lukacs,
and Judge Leigh Martin May. (Photo: Evelyn Knapp).
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