Georgia Court of Appeals to Hear Oral Arguments Monday at Law School

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WHO:

Members of the Georgia Court of Appeals


WHAT:
annually visit the Walter F. George School of Law to hear a limited number of oral arguments. Judge Robert Johnson will be presiding. Chief Justice Anne Elizabeth Barnes also plans to attend.

WHEN: Monday, March 31, 2008, at 2:15 p.m.
 

WHERE: Moot Court Room, Mercer Law School, 1021 Georgia Avenue (atop Coleman Hill), Macon.


WHY:
For Law School students to have the opportunity to observe the Court in action and meet with Law School students. Media interested in covering the event can contact Richard L. Cameron at (478) 301-5500 or cameron_rl@mercer.edu.


About the Mercer Law School: Founded in 1873, the Walter F. George School of Law is one of the oldest law schools in the country. The Woodruff Curriculum, Mercer Law School’s model curriculum, focuses on ethics and practical skills. The Law School ranks among the nation’s best in bar passage rates, job-placement records, student/teacher ratio, and success in student competitions. U.S. News & World Report has ranked Mercer’s Legal Writing Program as one of the top two in the nation for four consecutive years.

About Mercer University:
Founded in 1833, Mercer University is a dynamic and comprehensive center of undergraduate, graduate and professional education. The University has 7,300 students; 11 schools and colleges – liberal arts, law, pharmacy, medicine, business, engineering, education, theology, music, nursing and continuing and professional studies; major campuses in Macon, Atlanta and Savannah; four regional academic centers across the state; a university press; two teaching hospitals — Memorial Health University Medical Center and the Medical Center of Central Georgia; educational partnerships with Warner Robins Air Logistics Center in Warner Robins and Piedmont Healthcare in Atlanta; an engineering research center in Warner Robins; a performing arts center in Macon; and a NCAA Division I athletic program. For more information, visit www.mercer.edu.
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Rick Cameron is senior associate athletic director for communications, overseeing athletic media relations, including management of mercerbears.com, the official website of Mercer Athletics, while also maintaining his broadcasting responsibilities as Voice of the Bears.