Feature Article
CONSTITUTION DAY
A Program Hosted at Therrell High School
By The Hon. Sara Doyle
Georgia Court of Appeals
O
n September 9, 2014, in conjunction with the
National Association of Women Judges (NAWJ)
and the Judicial Section of the Atlanta Bar, Therrell
High School hosted a Constitution Day
program featuring panelists: Court of
Appeal’s Presiding Judge, Sara L. Doyle,
attorney Sara E. Galloway, and officer
Allen Johnson, program director of Save
Our Students Academy, Inc.
High School, and the help of the student council, who hosted
a reception for the panelists prior to the program.
After a short welcome and introduction by
Principal Shelly H. Powell, the program
kicked off with Judge Doyle providing
an overview of the Constitution and its
Amendments followed by a viewing
of NAWJ’s Fair and Free video with
commentary by retired United States
Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day
O’Connor. Sara Galloway then led a short
quiz session where students earned gold
coin chocolates for correctly answering
questions about the Constitution, and
Officer Johnson spoke to the students
about real-world applications of the 1st,
4th and 6th Amendments.
The program ended with an overview of the
judicial system and students participating
in a short appellate argument. All students
were provided NAWJ’s flyers: “What
Voters Need to Know” and “Informed
Voters Fair Judges,” and Georgia’s
Administrative Office of the Courts’s
poster: “Georgia’s Court System” to take
with them.
The program was a great success due
to the fine coordination by Sharifah D.
Lee, an attorney who teaches at Therrell
6 THE ATLANTA LAWYER
October 2014
From left to right: Donovan Harris, Shannon Harris, Ziana Townsend,
The Hon. Sara Doyle (Georgia Court of Appeals), Mya Green, Keiyitho
Omonuwa and Courtney Hayes.
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