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Judge Stephen Dillard
@judgedillard.bsky.social
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Presiding Judge and 30th Chief Judge, Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia. Atlanta, Georgia
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Judge Stephen Dillard @judgedillard.bsky.social · 14h
I hope all of you have a wonderful and relaxing weekend. And as always, please be good to each other.
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Judge Stephen Dillard @judgedillard.bsky.social · 4d
In your charity, please pray for my mom. She’s been in and out of the hospital lately and is now in hospice care. I am not sure how much longer she’ll be with us, but I am going to treasure the time I have left with her.
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Judge Stephen Dillard @judgedillard.bsky.social · 7d
I hope all of you have a wonderful and relaxing weekend. And as always, please be good to each other.
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Judge Stephen Dillard @judgedillard.bsky.social · 7d
Today seems like an appropriate day to remember that one glorious time Taylor Swift made me look like a cool dad.

Thanks again, Taylor! I can’t wait to listen to your new album.
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Judge Stephen Dillard @judgedillard.bsky.social · 14d
I hope all of you have a wonderful and relaxing weekend. And as always, please be good to each other.
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Judge Stephen Dillard @judgedillard.bsky.social · 14d
I am honored beyond words. www.ncsc.org/news/georgia...
Georgia Judge Stephen Dillard to receive William H. Rehnquist Award for Judicial Excellence
Presiding Judge Stephen Louis A. Dillard of the Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia has been named the recipient of the 30th Annual William H. Rehnquist Award for Judicial Excellence presented by...
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Judge Stephen Dillard @judgedillard.bsky.social · 15d
Here are some additional photos from our offsite oral argument session in Valdosta.
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Atticus Finch (of Georgia) @atticus59914029.bsky.social · 16d
Amidst all the bad news we hear let me share some good news. The Georgia Court of Appeals made the long trip down from Atlanta to Valdosta to hold oral arguments in our beautifully restored historic courthouse today. I would guess close to a 100 students came out in addition to many other citizens.
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Judge Stephen Dillard @judgedillard.bsky.social · 16d
The Fourth Division of the Court of Appeals of Georgia had a wonderful time holding oral arguments in Valdosta today. The bench and bar of Valdosta and Valdosta State University were gracious hosts, and we throughly enjoyed meeting so many judges, lawyers, educators, students, and citizens.
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Judge Stephen Dillard @judgedillard.bsky.social · 16d
The Fourth Division of the Court of Appeals of Georgia had a wonderful time holding oral arguments in Valdosta today. The bench and bar of Valdosta and Valdosta State University were gracious hosts, and we throughly enjoyed meeting so many judges, lawyers, educators, students, and citizens.
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Judge Stephen Dillard @judgedillard.bsky.social · 19d
Today was a good day.
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Judge Stephen Dillard @judgedillard.bsky.social · 21d
I hope all of you have a wonderful and relaxing weekend. And as always, please be good to each other.
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Judge Stephen Dillard @judgedillard.bsky.social · 21d
Rascal!
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Judge Stephen Dillard @judgedillard.bsky.social · 22d
Today would have been my dad’s 88th birthday.

Dr. Jerry W. Dillard loved his family and friends, teaching students to work with special-needs children, Alabama Football, boating, yard work, music, PBR, and Bama Bino Pizza.

He is dearly missed.
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Judge Stephen Dillard @judgedillard.bsky.social · 23d
Happy Constitution Day!

May we all strive and work together for a “more perfect union.”
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Judge Stephen Dillard @judgedillard.bsky.social · 25d
credit to @ashleystollar.bsky.social for the amazing photos!
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Judge Stephen Dillard @judgedillard.bsky.social · 25d
This past Friday, I spoke with students from the GA HSMTC Law Academy. I truly believe this program is one of the best things we do as a bar. These students are bright, intellectually curious, & excited to learn about the legal profession & rule of law. They give me great hope for our future.
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Judge Stephen Dillard @judgedillard.bsky.social · 28d
I realize these are trying times for our country, but my Friday refrain remains the same:

I hope all of you have a wonderful and relaxing weekend. And as always, please be good to each other.
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Judge Stephen Dillard @judgedillard.bsky.social · 29d
It was my second week clerking for Judge Manion when I heard the first reports on the way to work. I will never forget that day.
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Lori Shemka @lorishemka.bsky.social · Sep 9
Sending bat-signal to @judgedillard.bsky.social and @cpy87.bsky.social for this part.
For example, recent assessments of law students - who have grown up as digital natives - have found that only around 1/3 of law students can perform the following tasks in Microsoft Word: • Accept/Turn-off track changes. • Cut & Paste. • Replace text. Format font and paragraph. Fix footers. Insert hyperlink. • Apply/Modify style. Insert/Update cross-references. • Insert page break. • Insert non-breaking space. • Clean document properties. • Create comparison document (i.e., a redline).51 A study that looked at attorneys and their staff found similar technological deficiencies. 52 For example, while greater than 85% of lawyers and staff are able to convert an item to a PDF file, only 4% can perform that task successfully when asked to create a PDF file that maintains active hyperlinks and converts internal headings into bookmarks.53 50 Casey Flaherty, Developing Technological Competency as a Lawyer, 96 Mich. B.J. 70 (June 2017). 51 Darth Vaughn & Casey Flaherty, Tech comes naturally to 'digital native' millennials? That's myth. ABA Journal (October 13, 2016) https://www.abajournal.com/legalrebels/article/tech_comes_naturally_to_digital_native_mi lennials_thats_a_myth. 5 Flaherty, supra note 44. 53 Id. at 72 (noting other disappointing statistics, including the fact that only 25% of lawyers and staff can correct agreement numbering within a reasonable timeframe and only
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Judge Stephen Dillard @judgedillard.bsky.social · Sep 5
I hope all of you have a wonderful and relaxing weekend. And as always, please be good to each other.
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Judge Stephen Dillard @judgedillard.bsky.social · Sep 5
Fridays with Sirius.
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Judge Stephen Dillard @judgedillard.bsky.social · Sep 1
All labor has dignity.
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Judge Stephen Dillard @judgedillard.bsky.social · Aug 31
Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time.
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Judge Stephen Dillard @judgedillard.bsky.social · Aug 31
Marathon Month: ✅
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Judge Stephen Dillard @judgedillard.bsky.social · Aug 29
I hope all of you have a wonderful and relaxing weekend. And as always, please be good to each other.
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