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Judicial
The Judicial Section held its first event of the Bar year via Zoom on September 22 , the " Judges ' Open Forum Zoom Discussion of COVID and the Court System ." Over two dozen judges from local municipal , juvenile , state , superior , and appellate courts , as well as judges from various local federal courts , spent lunchtime engaged in frank , challenging , and helpful discussion about how to best hold court amidst the evolving challenges of COVID-19 . The Section was pleased to have litigator Elizabeth Fite ( President-Elect of the State Bar of Georgia ) and a member of the Statewide COVID-19 Task Force , act as moderator for this wide-ranging conversation .
Hon . Nora Polk ( Magistrate Court of DeKalb County ) perfectly captured the shared sentiment of the judges in attendance with her comment , " We ' re going to have to do justice differently , but we ' ll get it done !"
The Judicial Section is planning a panel discussion in late November , open to all Atlanta Bar members , on this same subject .
People have been asking me : “ How does a virtual wine tasting work ?” Well , you really needed to be there ( and by there , I mean in the comfort of your own home , with wine , on Zoom ) to experience the engaging , inclusive , and informative event . We ’ re all in this “ new normal ” together , and the small group of Real Estate Section Members ( and spies from other sections trying to see how the event worked ) had a fantastic time networking , learning about Santa Barbara ’ s unique geography for growing grapes for chardonnay and enjoying some rich appetizers . The Section ’ s Scott Dixon ( Dixon Law Firm , PC ) got an early victory in the wine and real estate themed BINGO game .
Thank you to everyone that participated in the event , and we hope to see some new faces at the next event !
CHRIS TROUTMAN Seyfarth Shaw LLP ctroutman @ seyfarth . com
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HON . PAIGE REESE WHITAKER Superior Court of Fulton County paige . whitaker @ fultoncountyga . gov
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Real Estate
The Real Estate Section ’ s kickoff event in September was a virtual wine tasting lead by Master Sommelier Michael Jordan of Jackson family wines with appetizer pairings from Ruth ’ s Chris Steak House .
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