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Norman S. Fletcher
Brinson, Askew, Berry, Seigler, Richardson & Davis LLPTotal Records: 1Biography
Norman S. Fletcher was sworn in as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia on June 28, 2001, and retired from the Court June 30, 2005. Former Chief Justice Fletcher was appointed to the Georgia Supreme Court on December 28, 1989. Justice Fletcher joined Brinson Askew Berry as Of Counsel, bringing with him his 47 years of experience as a trial lawyer, counselor, city attorney, county attorney and general practitioner. Norman began his law practice in 1958 as an associate in the law firm of Matthews, Maddox, Walton and Smith, Rome, Georgia. In 1963, he moved to LaFayette to form a partnership with the late Gerge P. Shaw and Irwin W. Stolz, Jr. While in private practice, he represented the State of Georgia as a Special Assistant Attorney General and he also served as City Attorney for the City of LaFayette and County Attorney for Walker County. He continued his general practice of law in LaFayette until his appointment to the Supreme Court.
Justice Norman has a distinguished record of service to the legal profession and the community. He served as a member of the Board of Visitors of the University ot Georgia Law School (1999-95), and was its Chairman (1994-95). He is a fellow of the American Bar Foundation and the Georgia Bar Foundation and is a Master in the Joseph Henry Lumpkin Inn of Court. In 1989 he served as co-chair of the State Bar's commission on lawyer disciplinary reform. Prior to his appointment to the Supreme Court he served as a member of the State Disciplinary Board (1984-1987), chair of the Investigative Panel (1986-87), chair of Local Government Section of State Bar (1977-78), President of City Attorney's Section of Georgia Municipal Association (1978-79), board member of Attorney's Title Guaranty Fund (1971-75), President of Lookout Mountain Bar Association (1973-74), and President of the University of Georgia Law School Association (1977). While residing in LaFayette, Norman served three terms on the board of the LaFayette Chamber of Commerce and is the former president of the LaFayette Rotary Club.
Norman, while living in Atlanta, was a member of Peachtree Presbyterian Church where he served as a Ruling Elder. He has served as an officer in the First Presbyterian Church of Rome, LaFayette Presbyterian Church and Cherokee Presbytery and as a commissioner to the Presbyterian Church USA General Assembly in 1984 and 1985. Justice Fletcher, the son of the late Frank Pickett Fletcher and Hattie Sears Fletcher. His brother is Frank P. Fletcher, Jr. of Columbia, South Carolina. Norman married the former Dorothy Johnson of Fitzgerald in 1957. They have two daughters and five grandchildren.
Justice Fletcher is also an Eagle Scout.Bar Admission
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit
U.S. District Court Northern District of Georgia, 1958
Georgia, 1958
Other Affiliations
State Disciplinary Board, 1984 - 1987 (Member)
State Disciplinary Board, 1986 - 1987 (Chairman, Investigative Panel)
Georgia State Bar, 1977 - 1978 (Chairman, Local Government Section)
City Attorney's Section of GMA, 1978 - 1979 (President)
Attorney's Title Guaranty Fund, 1971 - 1975 (Board Member)
Lookout Mountain Bar Association, 1973 - 1974 (President)
University of Georgia Law SChool Association, 1977 (President)
LaFayette Chamber of Commerce (Member)
University of Georgia School of Law, 1992 - 1995 (Member, Board of Visitors)
University of Georgia School of Law, 1994 - 1995 (Chair, Board of Visitors)
LaFayette Rotary Club (Former President)
Atlanta Bar Association
American Bar Association
State Bar of Georgia
University of Georgia, College of Public and International Affairs, 2004 - Present (Board of Visitors)
Education
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University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1995 LL.M.
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University of Georgia School of Law, Athens, Georgia, 1958 LL.B.
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University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, 1956 B.A.
Honors: Sphinx, Gridiron, Blue Key, ODK, President of Junior and Senior
Honers
- The Harold G. Clarke Award by the Georgia Indigent Defense Counsel "in recognition of his long-term commitment and dedication to the cause of insuring equal justice for all of Georgia's citizens, 1999
- The Phoenix Committee/Gridiron Secret Society's The Phoenix Award "for a lifetime of labor toward the rebirth of society", Fall 2000
- Blue Key Service Award, November 2002
- The Atlanta Bar Association's Leadership Award "for inspiring by his example, challenging by his deeds, reminding us all of our debt to our profession and our community, December 2002
- The Association of County Commissioners of Georgia's Excellence in Government Award "in recognition of outstanding public service by a former city official", April 2003
- The Atlanta Bar Association's Judicial Section - The Honorable Romae Turner Powell Judicial Service Award, June 2003
- The National Center for State Court's Harry L. Carrico Award "for judicial innovation." January 2004. Chief Justice Fletcher was the first recipient of this Award
- The Emory Public Interest Committee's Epic Inspiration Award "for outstanding leadership in the public interest", February 2004
- The State Bar of Georgia's General Practice and Trial Section - The Tradition of Excellence Award, June 2004
- The Blue Key Award "in appreciation for exemplary public service and support of UGA Blue Key", February 2005
- The Georgia First Amendment Foundation's Charles L. Weltner Freedom of Information Award for "preserving the public's right to know", March 2005
- The Athens Justice Project Award, May 2005
- The Atlanta Bar Association's Litigation Section - The Logan E. Bleckley Award "for providing extraordinary leadership and service to the Bar", May 2005
- The Norman S. Fletcher Professionalism Award - The Lookout Mountain Bar Association honors a recipient yearly with this Award which began in 2004
- University of Georgia School of Law Equal Justice foundation Award for Outstanding Public Interest Attorney - 2005
- Georgia Excellence in Public Service Award - State/Regional Official. September 2005
- Eagle Scout