February 2014

GTLA Launches 7th Amendment Scholarship Essay Competition

For the first time, the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association is pleased to offer the 7th Amendment Scholarship Essay Competition to college-bound high school seniors who exhibit a keen awareness of the societal and judicial value of the Constitutional Right to Trial by Jury and Georgia’s Civil Justice System.

In 750-1,500 words, applicants will be asked to address the following question:

Since the ratification of the Bill of Rights in 1791, the 7th Amendment Right to Trial by Jury has been the cornerstone of the Civil Justice System. And yet, in the two-plus centuries since, the Right to Trial by Jury has been under near-constant assault. In your opinion, what role does the 7th Amendment play in the 21st Century, and why do you believe that it is important to safeguard this Right?

GTLA will be selecting a $1,000 Grand Prize Winner and $500 Runner Up, and the recipients will be recognized at GTLA's Annual Convention in Atlanta on April 24-25.

For more information and to access the 7th Amendment Scholarship Essay Competition Application, please visit www.gtla.org/scholarship.

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