Leah Ward Sears The Georgia Historical Society (GHS) is honored to present “An Evening with Former Chief Justice Leah Ward Sears” on Thursday, September 2, 2010 6 p.m. at the Lucas Theater in downtown Savannah.

The first woman and youngest person ever to serve on the Georgia Supreme Court and the first

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female African American

chief justice in the United States, Chief Justice Leah Ward Sears has achieved a distinguished place in Georgia and American history. She is a longtime champion of family law and civil justice matters and has twice been short-listed as a U.S. Supreme Court nominee.

Chief Justice Sears retired from the Georgia Supreme Court in 2009 in order to practice law in Atlanta and currently serves as a visiting professor at the University of Georgia School of Law and the Institute for American Values. Engaging, informative and always captivating, Chief Justice Sears will educate and entertain her audience during what promises to be an unforgettable evening.

The Georgia Historical Society is an educational and research institution founded in 1839 to tell the story of Georgia and its role in American history.

Headquartered in Savannah with offices in Atlanta, the Georgia Historical Society has nearly 6,000 members statewide and nearly 200 affiliates in 80 counties.

It publishes the Georgia Historical Quarterly, maintains a library and archives that houses the oldest collection of Georgia history materials in the nation, manages the Historical Marker Program for the State of Georgia, and educates thousands of school children about Georgia history through the annual Georgia History Festival.