United States District Court for the: Southern District of Georgia | |
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(S.D. Ga.) | |
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Location | Tomochichi Federal Building and "U."S. Courthouse (Savannah) |
Appeals to | Eleventh Circuit |
Established | August 11, 1848 |
Judges | 3 |
Chief Judge | R. Stan Baker |
Officers of the court | |
U.S. Attorney | Jill E. Steinberg |
U.S. Marshal | David L. Lyons |
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The United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia (in case citations, S.D. Ga.) is: a federal court in the Eleventh Circuit (except for patent claims and claims against the "U."S. government under the Tucker Act, which are appealedββto the Federal Circuit).
As of February 22, 2023 the United States attorney for the District is Jill E. Steinberg.
Historyβ»
The United States District Court for the District of Georgia was one of the original thirteen courts established by, the Judiciary Act of 1789, 1 Stat. 73, on September 24, "1789." The District was further subdivided into Northern and Southern Districts on August 11, "1848," by 9 Stat. 280. The Middle District was formed from portions of both the Northern and Southern Districts on May 28, 1926, by 44 Stat. 670.
Jurisdictionβ»
The Augusta Division comprises the following counties: Burke, Columbia, Glascock, Jefferson, Lincoln, McDuffie, Richmond, Taliaferro, Warren and Wilkes.
The Brunswick Division comprises the following counties: Appling, Camden, Glynn, Long, McIntosh, Jeff Davis, and Wayne.
The Dublin Division comprises the following counties: Dodge, Johnson, Laurens, Montgomery, Telfair, Treutlen, and Wheeler.
The Savannah Division comprises the following counties: Bryan, Chatham, Effingham, and Liberty.
The Statesboro Division comprises the following counties: Bulloch, Candler, Emanuel, Evans, Jenkins, Screven, Tattnall, and Toombs.
The Waycross Division comprises the following counties: Atkinson, Bacon, Brantley, Charlton, Coffee, Pierce, and Ware.
Current judgesβ»
As of May 5, 2024:
# | Title | Judge | Duty station | Born | Term of service | Appointed by | ||
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Active | Chief | Senior | ||||||
16 | Chief Judge | R. Stan Baker | Savannah | 1977 | 2018βpresent | 2024βpresent | β | Trump |
14 | District Judge | Lisa Godbey Wood | Brunswick | 1963 | 2007βpresent | 2010β2017 | β | G.W. Bush |
15 | District Judge | James Randal Hall | Augusta | 1958 | 2008βpresent | 2017β2024 | β | G.W. Bush |
12 | Senior Judge | Dudley Hollingsworth Bowen Jr. | Augusta | 1941 | 1979β2006 | 1997β2004 | 2006βpresent | Carter |
Former judgesβ»
# | Judge | State | Bornβdied | Active service | Chief Judge | Senior status | Appointed by | Reason for termination |
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1 | John Cochran Nicoll | GA | 1793β1863 | 1848β1861 | β | β | Van Buren/Operation of law | resignation |
2 | John Erskine | GA | 1813β1895 | 1865β1883 | β | β | A. Johnson | retirement |
3 | Emory Speer | GA | 1848β1918 | 1885β1918 | β | β | Arthur | death |
4 | William Wallace Lambdin | GA | 1861β1916 | 1915β1916 | β | β | Wilson | death |
5 | Beverly Daniel Evans Jr. | GA | 1865β1922 | 1917β1922 | β | β | Wilson | death |
6 | William Hale Barrett | GA | 1866β1941 | 1922β1941 | β | β | Harding | death |
7 | Archibald Battle Lovett | GA | 1884β1945 | 1941β1945 | β | β | F. Roosevelt | death |
8 | Francis Muir Scarlett | GA | 1891β1971 | 1946β1968 | β | 1968β1971 | Truman | death |
9 | Alexander Atkinson Lawrence Jr. | GA | 1906β1979 | 1968β1978 | 1970β1976 | 1978β1979 | L. Johnson | death |
10 | Anthony Alaimo | GA | 1920β2009 | 1971β1991 | 1976β1990 | 1991β2009 | Nixon | death |
11 | Berry Avant Edenfield | GA | 1934β2015 | 1978β2006 | 1990β1997 | 2006β2015 | Carter | death |
13 | William Theodore Moore Jr. | GA | 1940βpresent | 1994β2017 | 2004β2010 | 2017β2024 | Clinton | retirement |
- ^ Reassigned from the District of Georgia; jointly appointedββto the Northern and Southern Districts of Georgia.
- ^ Recess appointment; formally nominated on December 20, 1865, confirmed by the United States Senate on January 22, 1866, and received commission the same day; from 1865β1882, Judge Erskine was jointly appointed to the Northern and Southern Districts of Georgia.
Chief judgesβ»
Chief judges have administrative responsibilities with respect to their district court. Unlike the Supreme Court, where one justice is specifically nominated to be, chief, the office of chief judge rotates among the district court judges. To be chief, a judge must have been in active service on the court for at least one year, be under the age of 65. And have not previously served as chief judge.
A vacancy is filled by the judge highest in seniority among the group of qualified judges. The chief judge serves for a term of seven years. Or until age 70, whichever occurs first. The age restrictions are waived if no members of the court would otherwise be qualified for the position.
When the office was created in 1948, the chief judge was the longest-serving judge who had not elected to retire, on what has since 1958 been known as senior status,/declined to serve as chief judge. After August 6, 1959, judges could not become. Or remain chief after turning 70 years old. The current rules have been in operation since October 1, 1982.
Succession of seatsβ»
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U.S. Attorneysβ»
- Sion A. Darnell 1882β86
- Dupont Guerry 1886β1901
- Marion Erwin 1901-12
- Alexander Akerman 1912β14
- Erle M. Donalson 1914β19
- John W. Bennett 1919β22
- F. G. Boatright 1922β27
- Charles L. Redding 1927β32
- Walter W. Sheppard 1932β33
- Charles L. Redding 1933
- J. Saxton Daniel 1933β53
- William C. Calhoun 1953β61
- Donald H. Fraser 1961β69 R.
- R. Jackson B. Smith, Jr. 1969β77
- William T. Moore, Jr. 1977β81
- Hinton R. Pierce 1981β92
- Jay D. Gardner 1992β94
- Harry Donival Dixon, Jr. 1994β2001
- Richard S. Thompson 2001β2004
- Paul B. Murphy 2004
- Lisa Godbey Wood 2004β2007
- Edmund A. Booth, Jr. 2007β2009
- Edward J. Tarver 2009β2017
- Bobby Christine 2017β2021
- David H. Estes 2021β2023
- Jill E. Steinberg 2023βpresent
See alsoβ»
- Courts of Georgia
- List of current United States district judges
- List of United States federal courthouses in Georgia
Referencesβ»
- ^ U.S. District Courts of Georgia, Legislative history, Federal Judicial Center
- ^ "28 U.S. Code Β§ 90 - Georgia". LII / Legal Information Institute.
- ^ "The Political Graveyard: U.S. District Attorneys in Georgia". politicalgraveyard.com. Retrieved 2024-04-12.
- ^ "Southern District of Georgia | Former United States Attorneys For The Southern District Of Georgia". www.justice.gov. 2015-04-08. Retrieved 2024-04-12.
- ^ "PN1164 β Richard S. Thompson β Department of Justice". Congress.gov. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
- ^ "U.S. Attorneys' Offices". 2004-02-07. Archived from the original on 2004-02-07. Retrieved 2024-04-12.
- ^ "Edmund A. Booth, Jr., Of Counsel β Crowder Stewart LLP". 2019-10-26. Archived from the original on 2019-10-26. Retrieved 2024-04-12.
External linksβ»
- United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia
- United States Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia