Georgia CommonsHR 2126: The Atlanta's John Marshall Law School Law Journal; honor
Last action April 2, 2026 · House Read and Adopted
A Georgia House resolution honors the Atlanta's John Marshall Law School Law Journal and its student members for their visit to the state capitol and their legal scholarship.
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In plain language
This is a ceremonial resolution from the Georgia House of Representatives rather than a law that changes any statute. It recognizes the Atlanta's John Marshall Law School Law Journal, an annual student-run legal periodical, after a group of its students visited the state capitol at the invitation of Representative Tyler Paul Smith. The resolution describes the journal's history and activities, including its articles, student notes, legislative summaries, and its annual CLE (Continuing Legal Education) symposium for Georgia attorneys. It also lists the journal's current student members by name. The resolution directs the Clerk of the House to make copies available to the public and press, but it does not create any new rights, funding, or legal requirements.
What the bill does
- Formally honors and recognizes the Atlanta's John Marshall Law School Law Journal on behalf of the Georgia House of Representatives.
- Commemorates the journal's April 2, 2026 visit to the state capitol at the invitation of Representative Tyler Paul Smith.
- Names the individual student members of the journal's Volume XIX, 2025-2026 staff.
- Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare copies of the resolution for distribution to the public and press.
- Creates no new law, funding, or regulatory change since it is a ceremonial resolution rather than an amendatory bill.
Who it affects
The resolution directly names and honors the students and Editorial Board of the Atlanta's John Marshall Law School Law Journal. It also involves Representative Tyler Paul Smith, who invited the group, and the Clerk of the House, who must distribute copies of the resolution.
Why it matters
The resolution has no effect on Georgia law, funding, or regulations. Its practical effect is symbolic: it creates an official House record recognizing the law journal's work and its visit to the capitol, which the students and school can point to as public recognition.
Key provisions
- Recites the history of Atlanta's John Marshall Law School, founded in 1933, and the purpose of its Law Journal.
- Describes the journal's content, including articles, student notes and comments, and legislative summaries.
- Notes the journal's annual symposium is approved for Georgia Continuing Legal Education (CLE) credit, typically six hours including one hour of ethics, offered free of charge.
- Lists by name the ten student members of Volume XIX, 2025-2026 of the journal.
- Resolves that the House honors and recognizes the journal and extends best wishes for its continued success.
- Directs the Clerk of the House to make copies of the resolution available to the public and press.
From the bill
“the members of this body honor and recognize the Atlanta's John Marshall Law School Law Journal upon its recent visit to the state capitol for its many outstanding contributions of legal scholarship”
Status timeline
- House Read and Adopted (House)
- House First Readers (House)
- House Hopper (House)
Sponsors
- Tyler Smith (R, HD-018)
Topics
- legal education
- ceremonial resolution
- Georgia House of Representatives
- law school recognition