2013 STATE OF THE JUDICIARY ADDRESS THE HONORABLE CHIEF JUSTICE, CAROL HUNSTEIN SUPREME COURT OF GEORGIA February 7, 2013, 11 a.m. House Chambers, State Capitol Lt. Governor Cagle, Speaker Ralston, President Pro Tem Shafer, Speaker Pro Tem Jones, members of the General Assembly, my fellow judges, ladies and gentlemen: Thank you once again for the opportunity to deliver to this distinguished body the State of the Judiciary Address. Your annual invitation to the Chief Justice to give a candid review of our goals, accomplishments and challenges ahead is a reflection of the honor and support you have extended to the judicial branch of government. On behalf of the judiciary, I thank you for your support. I am privileged to stand among some of the finest judges this country has. And today, some of them are here. They include my friends and colleagues on the Supreme Court of Georgia — Presiding Justice Hugh Thompson, Justices Robert Benham, Harold Melton, David Nahmias...READ MORE