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Georgia Court of Appeals, Stephen Dillard

Prior to his appointment, Judge Dillard was in private practice with James, Bates, Pope & Spivey in Macon, serving as chairman of the firm’s appellate practice group.

Was at the Macon law firm of Stone & Baxter, where he practiced from 1996 until 2001, when he left private practice to serve as a law clerk at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit for Judge Daniel A. Manion.

He has published essays in the Encyclopedia of Civil Liberties, the Encyclopedia of Great American Judges, the Encyclopedia of Great American Lawyers, Judicature, the Green Bag Almanac & Reader, the Journal of Appellate Practice & Process  and the Mercer Law Review.

Is a member of the State Bar of Georgia’s Appellate Practice Section, the Macon Bar Association, and the Atlanta Bar Association.

- Prior to his appointment, Judge Dillard was in private practice with James, Bates, Pope & Spivey in Macon, serving as chairman of the firm’s appellate practice group.
- Was at the Macon law firm of Stone & Baxter, where he practiced from 1996 until 2001, when he left private practice to serve as a law clerk at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit for Judge Daniel A. Manion.
- He has published essays in the Encyclopedia of Civil Liberties, the Encyclopedia of Great American Judges, the Encyclopedia of Great American Lawyers, Judicature, the Green Bag Almanac & Reader, the Journal of Appellate Practice & Process  and the Mercer Law Review.
- Is a member of the State Bar of Georgia’s Appellate Practice Section, the Macon Bar Association, and the Atlanta Bar Association.

Legal Experience

As of March 19, 2024, Stephen Dillard’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Ethics & Conduct

Judicial Administration

Judicial Philosophy

Was on the Dean Search Committee for Samford University’s Cumberland School of Law

- Was on the Dean Search Committee for Samford University’s Cumberland School of Law

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Stephen Dillard

- The Court of Appeals hears nearly all types of cases appealed from a lower-level trial-level court, such as Superior Court, Magistrate Court, and State Court. The Court of Appeals does not hear appeals on murder, constitutional questions, and criminal cases where the Georgia Supreme Court has jurisdiction.
- Cases before the Court of Appeals are decided by a three-judge panel. 
- Judges on the Georgia Court of Appeals are elected to six-year terms. Elections are nonpartisan and statewide. The Governor can appoint Court of Appeals Judges when vacancies arise.