Through three panels, explored challenges faced by women in politics, Georgia’s new juvenile justice code and the federal judicial nomination process.

Former governor Roy E. Barnes delivered a keynote address, discussing his experience both as a lawyer and a politician, his beliefs on how society benefits from the overlap, and the role he sees lawyers playing on future issues facing Georgia.
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2013
Friday, October 25th
10:15 AM

Georgia's Glass Ceiling: Women in Politics

Lauren Logan Benedict, Macon City Council and Georgia's WIN List
Jan Jones, Georgia House of Representatives
Alisha Thomas Morgan, Georgia House of Representatives
Stacey Chavis, Political Strategist

Larry Walker Room, Dean Rusk Hall

10:15 AM - 11:45 AM
12:00 PM

Keynote Address

Roy E. Barnes, Former Governor of Georgia

Larry Walker Room, Dean Rusk Hall

12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
1:00 PM

Georgia's New Juvenile Justice Code

Melissa Carter, Barton Child Law & Policy Center
Sharon N. Hill, Georgia Appleseed Center for Law & Justice
Todd Markle, Superior Court of Fulton County
Julia D. Neighbors, Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice
Avery D. Niles, Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice
Andrea L. Dennis, University of Georgia School of Law

Larry Walker Room, Dean Rusk Hall

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
2:45 PM

Georgia's Stalled Federal Judicial Nominations

George W. Darden, McKenna Long & Aldridge
W. Heath Garrett, Garret McNatt Hennessy & Carpenter 360
Clay D. Land, Middle District of Georgia
Richard Vining, University of Georgia School of Public & International Affairs

Larry Walker Room, Dean Rusk Hall

2:45 PM - 4:15 PM