The Georgia First Amendment Foundation will honor the late former Georgia Supreme Court Chief Justice P. Harris Hines for his "judicial acumen, wisdom and kindness" at an event this fall.

Hines is this year's winner of the Weltner Freedom of Information Award. He is to be honored at the foundation's annual fundraising banquet at the Silverbell Pavilion of the Emory Conference Center in Atlanta on Oct. 10. Registration and sponsorship information is posted on the foundation's website.

Georgia Supreme Court Chief Justice Harold Melton, a close friend and former colleague of the late chief justice, will give the keynote address at the banquet.