 Welcome to the website for the
Augusta Bar Association.
We hope you find the information and various links contained on this site helpful and informative. We are happy to provide the website as a service to our members and the community. It contains information about our association, our members, and our events. It also operates as a portal to various law-related web sites for your convenience. Throughout the year, we continuously try to update and design this website with new information and current events.
We welcome all suggestions on how to improve our Association and this website. Please email your suggestions to us at
info@augustabar.org.
Art Davison
President
Augusta Bar Association
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| Upcoming Events / Announcements |
| On April 22, 2008, Association member, Ashley Wright, was appointed as the new District Attorney for the Augusta Judicial Circuit. |
| On April 10, 2008, the United States Senate confirmed Association member, James Randal Hall, to be a United States District Judge for the Southern District of Georgia. An investiture ceremony and reception will be held soon. |
Letter of Appreciation from Judge RuffinJudge Jack Ruffin has sent this letter of appreciation to the Augusta Bar Association. |
Augusta Marriott Hotel and Suites, Two Tenth Street
Guest Speaker: Honorable James C. Hill, Circuit Judge
Formal Invitations have been sent. Please RSVP by noon on April 29, 2008, if you plan to attend. |
Great Day of ServiceThe Association will conduct a Furniture Drive for the benefit of Lynndale, Inc. on Saturday, May 3, 2008. For more information,click here.
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Fact #48: President William H. Taft appointed Joseph Lamar to the United States Supreme Court in 1911. Justice Lamar, who practiced in Augusta for nearly 30 years, was the only person from Augusta to have become a United States Supreme Court Justice. He served until his death in 1916. |
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Fact #49: On November 5, 1912, Woodrow Wilson, who spent his formative years in Augusta and practiced law in Atlanta, was elected President of the United States.
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Fact #50: In 1901, there were 51 members of the Augusta Bar Association and dues were $5. |
For more information about how the Augusta Bar Association is celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Law Day,click here.
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