Carl E. Sanders Political Leadership Scholar/Lecturer appointments bear the name of Georgia's 74th Governor and 1948 Georgia 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 |
| George T. Smith, former Justice of the Georgia Supreme Court | Scholar | Law and Politics | Spring 2004/Fall 2004 | No |
| J. Maxwell “Max” Cleland, former U.S. Senator | Scholar | Law and Politics | Spring 2005 | No |
| Theodore W. “Ted” Kassinger, former Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of Commerce | Scholar | International Trade law and Policy | Fall 2006 | No |
| Cathy Cox, former Georgia Secretary of State | Scholar | Election Law, Law and Politics | Spring 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 |
| Paul E. Begala, prominent media personality and political consultant | Scholar | Law and Policy, Politics and the Press | Fall 2007 | No |
| Wyche Fowler Jr., former U.S. Senator | Scholar | The U.S. Congress and the Constitution | Spring 2008 | No |
| Newt Gingrich, former speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives | Scholar | Judicial Supremacy Versus the Separation of Powers | Spring 2009 | No |
| Pierre Howard, Former Georgia Lt. Gov. | Scholar | Law and Politics | Spring 2011 | No |