Judge Stephen Dillard

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ATL Reception for Judge Dillard

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ATL Reception for Judge Dillard:

I hope that some of my friends in the ATL will be able to attend this reception tonight.

Court of Appeals Motto

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Court of Appeals Motto

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Governor Deal’s State of the State address, January 10,...

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Governor Deal’s State of the State address, January 10, 2012

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In Chambers

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In Chambers

The seal of the Court of Appeals of Georgia

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The seal of the Court of Appeals of Georgia

One of my favorite quotes

Sun, 25 Dec 2011 05:59:51 -0500

I like my wine French, my beer German, my vodka Russian, and my judicial system American.

Chief Justice John Roberts

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"Finally, I am likewise unpersuaded by the majority’s reliance on generalized notions of..."

Tue, 29 Nov 2011 20:56:00 -0500

““Finally, I am likewise unpersuaded by the majority’s reliance on generalized notions of permanency as a basis for terminating parental rights. While I do not quibble with the general proposition that children need permanency (or, for that matter, the corollary that long-term foster care can have ill effects), I find it troubling that many of our prior decisions upholding the termination of parental rights appear to rely, in part, on such generalizations without specifically tying them to particularized findings of fact, even though we have repeatedly held that a juvenile court is required to make explicit findings of fact that the child at issue—rather than some hypothetical child placed in the subject child’s situation—will suffer or is likely to suffer serious harm as a result of the continued deprivation. As we have previously noted, ‘[e]ach child in these circumstances deserves [and requires] a full, separate, and thoughtful review by the juvenile court of the issues relating to [her],’ and this cannot and will not happen if the child is treated as if she were merely part of some detached hypothetical inquiry—rather than as what she actually is, a human being with inherent dignity and worth.””

- In the Interest of J. E., 309 Ga. App. 51, 66-67 (2011) (Dillard, J., dissenting)

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Tue, 29 Nov 2011 20:49:23 -0500

"“Richard Jewell is unquestionably a tragic figure. Here is a man whose valor and quick thinking..."

Tue, 29 Nov 2011 20:47:00 -0500

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“Richard Jewell is unquestionably a tragic figure. Here is a man whose valor and quick thinking catapulted him from obscurity to beloved national hero almost instantaneously, who then saw those universal accolades vanish in the blink of an eye. All of the sudden, Jewell was the mistaken villain, forced to endure unfathomable media and law-enforcement scrutiny, as well as rampant media speculation that he may have committed the very crime he had so bravely attempted to thwart. And while Jewell’s good name was eventually cleared, he and his family suffered tremendously as a result of this ordeal. For that, we have the greatest sympathy.

Nevertheless, for all of the reasons noted supra, we conclude that the trial court did not err in denying Jewell’s motion to compel or in granting the Media Defendants summary judgment on Jewell’s claims.”

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- Bryant v. Cox Enterprises, Inc., 311 Ga. App. 230, 715 SE2d 458, 470 (2011) (Dillard, J.).

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Tue, 29 Nov 2011 20:38:02 -0500

"If the Constitution says that the little guy should win, the little guy is going to win in court..."

Tue, 29 Nov 2011 20:36:00 -0500

““If the Constitution says that the little guy should win, the little guy is going to win in court before me … But if the Constitution says that the big guy should win, well, then the big guy is going to win.””

- Chief Justice John Roberts

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Tue, 29 Nov 2011 20:35:55 -0500

"If you’re going to be a good and faithful judge, you have to resign yourself to the fact that..."

Tue, 29 Nov 2011 20:33:00 -0500

““If you’re going to be a good and faithful judge, you have to resign yourself to the fact that you’re not always going to like the conclusions you reach. If you like them all the time, you’re probably doing something wrong.””

- Justice Antonin Scalia

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