Congratulations Claudia

Tom Stubbs has decided to step down from his spot on the Board of Governors and Claudia Saari is being appointed to replace him. So, while I'm sad I won't get to serve on the board with Tom, I'm glad that Claudia will be his replacement. This means that a majority of the board members from the Stone Mountain Judicial Circuit will be women. Already a majority are government employees of one sort or another.

Here's what Tom had to say about his decision to leave the board:

Last week, I wrote Bryan Cavan, your president of the State Bar
of Georgia, to resign from the Board of Governors. I want to thank
all of you who gave me such help in that work. It was fun and an
honor to represent you. I especially want to thank my fellow DeKalb
BoG members, who showed me more patience and warmth than I can ever
repay. With two kids in college, including one who will be playing
lacrosse for his school a few states away, I thought it was a good
time to focus a little more on the practice, and maybe make time to
catch a few of my son's distant college lacrosse games.
I am especially pleased to announce that my departure will
enable DeKalb lawyers to "trade up" with its representation at the
BoG. President Cavan has appointed the amazing Claudia Saari of the
DeKalb P.D.'s office to take my place and finish my term (through May
of 2011). She will be a fantastic addition to your already-great
plate of BoG representatives.
Please join me in congratulating Claudia. She will be attending
the annual meeting this June in Florida on your behalf!