Atlanta, October 1, 2026—The Supreme Court of Georgia welcomes its 2026-27 class of term law clerks.

Term law clerks serve for one year, assisting their assigned Justices with legal research and writing, drafting and reviewing opinions, preparing for oral arguments, and other responsibilities.

The 2026-27 class of term clerks consists of high-caliber law school graduates, including several former federal court clerks and externs, legal publication editors, winning moot court competitors, legal clinic and pro bono organization volunteers, and youth sports and debate coaches.

Now in its ninth year, the Court’s term clerk program allows Georgia’s highest court to invest in the future leaders of the Georgia bar, as well as in the state’s appellate practice, through an intensive year of legal research and writing. Some of this year’s term clerks graduated recently from law school, while others have come to the Court after one or more years of work in the legal profession.

Meet the 2026-27 class:

  • Abby Attaway, a 2024 magna cum laude graduate of Georgia State University’s College of Law, is clerking for Presiding Justice Sarah Hawkins Warren. Attaway, of Cumming, Ga., earned her bachelor’s degree in risk management and insurance with an international business co-major from the University of Georgia. Prior to pursuing law, Attaway worked as a risk analyst in the risk management industry. During law school, she worked as a summer associate for three Atlanta-area law firms and provided legal assistance to families of patients at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta through GSU’s Health Law Partnership (HeLP) Legal Services Clinic. She also was an associate articles editor for the Georgia State Law Review and was named a recipient of the CALI Excellence for the Future Award for achieving top scores in the Lawyering Foundations I class. Following law school, Attaway worked for a large law firm in Atlanta with a practice that focused primarily on complex commercial litigation. While serving at her firm, she maintained an active pro bono practice.
  • Humayra Bramblett, a 2026 magna cum laude graduate of Georgia State University’s College of Law, is clerking for Justice Benjamin A. Land. Bramblett, of Athens, Ga., earned a bachelor’s degree in international affairs with a minor in law, jurisprudence, and the state from the University of Georgia. During law school, she served as the editor-in-chief of the Georgia State Law Review and as president of the GSU Chapter of Georgia Association for Women Lawyers (GAWL), during which she spearheaded the founding of The Clothing Library at GSU to provide free business professional clothing rentals for law students. She also externed at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia and was a summer associate at a large Atlanta law firm. Following her term clerkship, she plans to clerk at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia.
  • Kade Greeson, a 2026 graduate of the University of Georgia School of Law, is clerking for Justice Charlie Bethel. Greeson, of Chatsworth, Ga., is a Double Dawg, having also earned a bachelor’s degree in history from UGA. He was a recipient of the Judge Richard W. Story Scholarship in law school, and during his law school career, he served on the managerial board of the Georgia Law Review, the Dean’s Advisory Council, and the Negotiations Competition Team. He also worked as a research assistant for the Alexander Campbell King Law Library and as a summer associate for a law firm in Dalton, Ga. As an undergrad, Greeson coached in youth recreational sports leagues for the Murray County Recreation Department.
  • Leila Harrison, a 2024 cum laude graduate of the University of Georgia School of Law, is clerking for Justice Carla Wong McMillian. Harrison, of Roswell, Ga., earned a Bachelor of Science in environmental engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology. During law school, she was a finalist in the American Bar Association Moot Court Competition; a semifinalist in the National Environmental Law Moot Court Competition; and winner of the Second-Year Intramural Moot Court Competition. She also was a member of the Order of Barristers and worked in UGA’s Appellate Litigation Clinic. Also during law school, Harrison worked as a summer associate for a large Atlanta law firm and interned for the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. She previously worked for a large Atlanta law firm.
  • Justin Garrett Mayo, a 2026 graduate of the Georgetown University Law Center, is clerking for Justice Verda M. Colvin. Mayo, of Canton, Ga., earned bachelor’s degrees in political science and history from the University of Alabama. During law school, he was an executive editor of The Georgetown Law Journal’s Annual Review of Criminal Procedure. He also interned for Equal Justice Under Law and the United States Attorney’s Office and clerked for the U.S. Senate’s Permanent Subcommittee on Investigation. Also during law school, Mayo was a member of the Federalist Society, a James L. Buckley The Fund for American Studies fellow, and an intern with the American Enterprise Institute’s FREE Initiative. As an undergraduate, Mayo interned in the Office of Governor Brian Kemp.
  • Morgan Pace, a 2024 graduate of Duke University School of Law, is clerking for Justice Shawn Ellen LaGrua. Pace, of Columbus, Ga., earned bachelor’s degrees in political science and philosophy from Emory University. During law school, she was a member of Duke Law’s Moot Court Board and was a student attorney in Duke Law’s First Amendment Clinic. She also externed for the Federal Trade Commission. As an undergraduate, Pace spent three summers coaching at high school debate camps. Before joining the Supreme Court, she clerked for the Georgia State-wide Business Court and worked as an associate for a large Atlanta law firm.
  • Ethan Rudman, a 2025 cum laude graduate of the University of Georgia School of Law, is clerking for Justice Andrew A. Pinson. Rudman, of Hollywood, Md., earned a bachelor’s degree in history from The Catholic University of America. During law school, he interned at the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, the Solicitor General Unit of the Georgia Attorney General’s Office, and the Western Judicial Circuit Superior Court. He also was a symposium editor for the Georgia Law Review, a director of the UGA Federalist Society chapter, and a research assistant to Prof. Logan E. Sawyer, III at UGA. Rudman previously clerked for the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee.
  • Jake Wood, a 2025 graduate of the University of Georgia School of Law, is clerking for Justice John J. Ellington. Wood, of Shreveport, La., earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of Arkansas. During law school, he served as the Executive Notes Editor for the Georgia Journal of International and Comparative Law and as president of the First-Generation Student Association. He also represented UGA Law in the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot Court in Vienna, Austria. Also during law school, he externed with the U.S. District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of Georgia and worked as a summer associate for a Savannah law firm. Prior to starting his clerkship at the Supreme Court, Wood clerked for the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia.
  • Richmond Wrinkle, a 2022 cum laude graduate of the University of Georgia School of Law, is clerking for Chief Justice Nels S.D. Peterson. Wrinkle, of Chickamauga, Ga., is a Double Dawg, having earned a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in finance and marketing from UGA. During law school, he co-founded the Georgia Criminal Law Review, interned in several state and federal government offices, and was a member and coach of the mock trial team. He also was vice president of the Federalist Society and a recipient of the CALI Excellence for the Future Award for achieving top scores in Legal Writing II. Following law school, Wrinkle worked in the Prosecution Division of the Georgia Attorney General’s Office and also clerked for the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. He is an active volunteer on the State Bar of Georgia’s Access to Justice Committee.

The Supreme Court of Georgia’s term clerk program began in 2018 with the support of the Georgia General Assembly. Each Justice hires his or her own one-year term clerk.