United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia

United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia
(S.D. Ga.)
Appeals to Eleventh Circuit
Established August 11, 1848
Judges assigned 3
Chief judge Lisa Godbey Wood
Official site

The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia (in case citations, S.D. Ga.) is a United States District Court which serves the residents of thirty-four counties in Georgia through six divisions.

Appeals from cases brought in the Southern District of Georgia are taken to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit (except for patent claims and claims against the U.S. government under the Tucker Act, which are appealed to the Federal Circuit).

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History

The United States District Court for the District of Georgia was one of the original 13 courts established by the Judiciary Act of 1789, 1 Stat. 73, on September 24, 1789.[1] The District was subdivided into Northern and Southern Districts on August 11, 1848, by 9 Stat. 280.[1][2][3] The Middle District was formed from portions of those two Districts on May 28, 1926, by 44 Stat. 670.[1]

Jurisdiction

The Augusta division covers: Burke, Columbia, Glascock, Jefferson, Lincoln, McDuffie, Richmond, Taliaferro, and Wilkes counties.

The Brunswick division serves Appling, Camden, Glynn, Long, McIntosh, and Wayne counties.

The Dublin division covers: Dodge, Jeff Davis, Johnson, Laurens, Montgomery, Telfair, Treutlen, and Wheeler counties.

The Savannah division includes: Bryan, Chatham, Effingham, and Liberty counties.

The Statesboro division hears cases for: Bulloch, Candler, Emanuel, Evans, Jenkins, Screven, Tattnall, and Toombs counties.

The Waycross division serves Atkinson, Bacon, Brantley, Charlton, Coffee, Pierce, and Ware counties.

Current judges

# Title Judge Duty station Born Term of service Appointed by
Active Chief Senior
14 Chief Judge Lisa Godbey Wood Brunswick 1963 2007–present 2010–present — G.W. Bush
13 District Judge William Theodore Moore Jr. Savannah 1940 1994–present 2004–2010 — Clinton
15 District Judge James Randal Hall Augusta 1958 2008–present — — G.W. Bush
11 Senior District Judge Berry Avant Edenfield Savannah 1934 1978–2006 1997–2004 2006–present Carter
12 Senior District Judge Dudley Hollingsworth Bowen Jr. Augusta 1941 1979–2006 1990–1997 2006–present Carter

Former judges

Judge Appointed by Began active
service		 Ended active
service		 Ended senior
status		 End reason
Anthony A. Alaimo Richard Nixon 01971-12-09 December 9, 1971 01991-07-01 July 1, 1991 December 30, 2009 death
William Hale Barrett Warren G. Harding 01922-06-22 June 22, 1922 01941-05-01 May 1, 1941 – death
John Erskine Andrew Johnson 01865-07-10 July 10, 1865[4] 01883-12-01 December 1, 1883 – retirement
Beverly Daniel Evans Jr. Woodrow Wilson 01917-08-15 August 15, 1917 01922-05-07 May 7, 1922 – death
William Wallace Lambdin Woodrow Wilson 01915-03-03 March 3, 1915 01916-12-20 December 20, 1916 – death
Alexander Atkinson Lawrence, Jr. Lyndon B. Johnson 01968-07-25 July 25, 1968 01978-08-02 August 2, 1978 01979-08-20 August 20, 1979 death
Archibald Battle Lovett Franklin D. Roosevelt 01941-10-07 October 7, 1941 01945-12-28 December 28, 1945 – death
John Cochran Nicoll Martin Van Buren 01839-05-11 May 11, 1839[5] 01861-01-19 January 19, 1861 – resignation
Francis Muir Scarlett Harry S. Truman 01946-02-14 February 14, 1946 01968-08-02 August 2, 1968 01971-11-18 November 18, 1971 death
Emory Speer Chester A. Arthur 01885-02-18 February 18, 1885 01918-12-13 December 13, 1918 – death

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c U.S. District Courts of Georgia, Legislative history, Federal Judicial Center.
  2. ^ Asbury Dickens, A Synoptical Index to the Laws and Treaties of the United States of America (1852), p. 390.
  3. ^ Alfred Conkling, A Treatise on the Organization, Jurisdiction and Practice of the Courts of the United States (1864), p. 179.
  4. ^ Recess appointment; formally nominated on December 20, 1865, confirmed by the United States Senate on January 22, 1866, and received commission on January 22, 1866.
  5. ^ Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 23, 1840, confirmed by the United States Senate on February 17, 1840, and received commission on February 17, 1840. Nicoll was initially appointed to the United States District Court for the District of Georgia; he was reassigned to the Northern and Southern Districts by operation of law on August 11, 1848.

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