Carl E. Sanders Political Leadership appointments bear the name of Georgia's 74th Governor and 1948 School of Law alumnus Carl E. Sanders. They were created so law students could learn from individuals who have distinguished themselves as leaders in politics or other forms of public service.
| Guest | Scholar/Lecturer | Course(s)/Lecture | Date | Audio/Video |
|
Harold D. Melton, former Georgia Supreme Court Chief Justice |
Scholar |
Representing the State |
Spring 2024/Spring 2023/Spring 2022 |
No |
| Saxby Chambliss, former U.S. Senator | Scholar | Political Leadership and The Law | Fall 2015/Fall 2016/Fall 2017/Fall 2018/Fall 2019 | No |
| Lee A. Feinstein, Former U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Poland | Scholar | Intervention and Sovereignty: Contemporary Issues in International and National Security Law | Fall 2013 | No |
| Pierre Howard, Former Georgia Lt. Gov. | Scholar | Law and Politics | Spring 2011 | No |
| Newt Gingrich, former speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives | Scholar | Judicial Supremacy Versus the Separation of Powers | Spring 2009 | No |
| Wyche Fowler Jr., former U.S. Senator | Scholar | The U.S. Congress and the Constitution | Spring 2008 | No |
| Paul E. Begala, prominent media personality and political consultant | Scholar | Law and Policy, Politics and the Press | Fall 2007 | No |
| Griffin B. Bell, former U.S. Attorney General and Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit | Lecturer | U.S. Department of Justice Activities and its Hiring Practices | April 2007 | No |
| Cathy Cox, former Georgia Secretary of State | Scholar | Election Law, Law and Politics | Spring 2007 | No |
| Theodore W. "Ted" Kassinger, former Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of Commerce | Scholar | International Trade law and Policy | Fall 2006 | No |
| J. Maxwell "Max" Cleland, former U.S. Senator | Scholar | Law and Politics | Spring 2005 | No |
| George T. Smith, former Justice of the Georgia Supreme Court | Scholar | Law and Politics | Spring 2004/Fall 2004 | No |