Current meeting schedule:
Second Monday every month - Lunch at the Rib Ranch where the GA 5 connector merges into the Canton Hwy at 11:30am
Arrival: 11:30 A.M. Program: 12:00N. - 1:00 PM.
The Madison Forum is pleased to announce that Congressman Phil Gingery will be the Guest Speaker at the Madison Forum Luncheon, Rib Ranch, Canton Road, Marietta on Monday October 9, 2006.
Phil will provide a Congressional Update and engage in a Q&A
Discussion with members and guests.
As always, we look forward to an open and informative discussion,
and we should come prepared with insightful questions.
The Madison Forum is a non-partisan organization and open to
Republicans, Democrats, and Independents who are interested in rational thoughtful debate/discussion regarding the issues.
Please extend an invitation to a guest whom you think would be
interested in our philosophy, "Good government based on conservative principles with a foundation of facts and truth."
Directions
Last Saturday every month - Breakfast
at the Marietta Conference Center on Powder Springs Rd., Hamilton's
Restaurant, Marietta, GA. on Saturday, October 28.
at 8:00am.
Directions
The Madison Forum is pleased to announce
that Cobb County Superior Court Chief, Justice James
(Jim) Bodiford will be the Guest Speaker on Saturday, October 28.
Judge Bodiford was elected in July 1994 as
a Superior Court Judge after receiving 69% of the vote and was re-elected
in 1998 and 2002 without opposition. He graduated from Mercer University
with a B.A. Degree and John Marshall Law School with a J.D. degree. He is
also a graduate of the National Judicial College.
Prior to this service, Judge Bodiford served as the Chief Magistrate Judge
for Cobb County from 1985 until 1994. He is well known for conducting
Georgia’s First Drug Court and completing over 500 felony cases which
eliminated a backlog. He was also the trial judge for the two month death
penalty trial of ex-lawyer Fred Tokars and the month long murder trial of
Lynn Turner, the alleged anti-freeze murderer. Both cases were televised
live, gavel to gavel, on Court TV. In addition to these murder trials,
Judge Bodiford presided over and successfully completed the
internationally covered Tri-State crematory case involving
Ray Brent Marsh.
Judge Bodiford also served as the Powder Springs Municipal Court Judge.
Before going on the bench, Judge Bodiford served as a trial attorney for
the Cobb County District Attorney’s Office and was in also in private
practice in Marietta, Georgia. Judge Bodiford is active in civic and
charitable organizations. He is a past president of the Marietta Metro
Kiwanis Club and is the prior Chairman of the Board of the Cobb Unit of
the American Cancer Society. He is also an alumnus of Leadership Cobb.
Arrival: 8:00 A.M.
As always there will be a short presentation on our U.S. Constitution - We will cover Article I, Section 8, the enumerated powers. Bring your Constitutions.
Speaker's Program: 8:30A.M. - 9:30 A.M. Afterwards there will be an open discussion of current issues by all members.
Guests are always welcome.
Breakfast: begins at 8:00 am, meeting at 8:30 am, Speaker: 9am - Don't miss this one and bring a friend!
