The United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia (in

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s, S.D. Ga.) is a federal court in the

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(except for

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claims and claims against the U.S. government under the

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, which are appealed to the

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). the Interim United States Attorney for the District is David H. Estes.

History

The

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was one of the original thirteen courts established by the

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, , on September 24, 1789. The District was further subdivided into Northern and Southern Districts on August 11, 1848, by {{{USStat, 9, 280. The Middle District was formed from portions of both the Northern and Southern Districts on May 28, 1926, by {{USStat, 44, 670.

Jurisdiction

The Augusta Division comprises the following counties:

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, Columbia,

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, McDuffie,

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and Wilkes. The Brunswick Division comprises the following counties: Appling, Camden,

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, Jeff Davis,and Wayne.https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/28/90 The

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Division comprises the following counties:

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, Laurens, Montgomery, Telfair, Treutlen, and

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. The

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Division comprises the following counties: Bryan,

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, Effingham, and

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. The Statesboro Division comprises the following counties: Bulloch, Candler, Emanuel,

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, Jenkins, Screven, Tattnall, and Toombs. The Waycross Division comprises the following counties:

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, Brantley, Charlton,

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, and

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Current judges

{{As of, 2018, 08, 30, df=US: {{start U.S. judgeship Current {{U.S. judgeship row Current, index=15, title=Chief Judge, name= James Randal Hall, duty station= Augusta, born=1958, term=2008–present, chief term=2017–present, senior term=—, appointer= G.W. Bush, {{U.S. judgeship row Current, index=14, title=District Judge, name= Lisa Godbey Wood, duty station= Brunswick, born=1963, term=2007–present, chief term=2010–2017, senior term=—, appointer= G.W. Bush, {{U.S. judgeship row Current , index = 16 , title = District Judge , name = R. Stan Baker , duty station =

, born = 1977 , term = 2018–present , chief term = — , senior term = — , appointer =

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{{U.S. judgeship row Current, index=12, title=Senior Judge, name= Dudley Hollingsworth Bowen Jr., duty station= Augusta, born=1941, term=1979–2006, chief term=1997–2004, senior term=2006–present, appointer=

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, {{U.S. judgeship row Current, index=13, title=Senior Judge, name= William Theodore Moore Jr., duty station=

, born=1940, term=1994–2017, chief term=2004–2010, senior term=2017–present, appointer= Clinton, {{end U.S. judgeship Current

Former judges

{{start U.S. judgeship Former {{U.S. judgeship row Former, index=1, name={{sortname, John Cochran, Nicoll, state= GA, borndied=1793–1863, term=1848–1861Reassigned from the District of Georgia; jointly appointed to the Northern and Southern Districts of Georgia., chief term=—, senior term=—, appointer= Van Buren/

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, termination=resignation, {{U.S. judgeship row Former, index=2, name={{sortname, John, Erskine, dab=judge, state= GA, borndied=1813–1895, term=1865–1883

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; formally nominated on December 20, 1865, confirmed by the

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on January 22, 1866, and received commission the same day; from 1865–1882, Judge Erskine was jointly appointed to the Northern and Southern Districts of Georgia., chief term=—, senior term=—, appointer={{sortname, A., Johnson, List of federal judges appointed by Andrew Johnson, termination=retirement, {{U.S. judgeship row Former, index=3, name={{sortname, Emory, Speer, state= GA, borndied=1848–1918, term=1885–1918, chief term=—, senior term=—, appointer={{sortname, , Arthur, List of federal judges appointed by Chester A. Arthur, termination=death, {{U.S. judgeship row Former, index=4, name={{sortname, William Wallace, Lambdin, state= GA, borndied=1861–1916, term=1915–1916, chief term=—, senior term=—, appointer={{sortname, , Wilson, List of federal judges appointed by Woodrow Wilson, termination=death, {{U.S. judgeship row Former, index=5, name={{sortname, Beverly Daniel, Evans Jr., state= GA, borndied=1865–1922, term=1917–1922, chief term=—, senior term=—, appointer={{sortname, , Wilson, List of federal judges appointed by Woodrow Wilson, termination=death, {{U.S. judgeship row Former, index=6, name={{sortname, William Hale, Barrett, state= GA, borndied=1866–1941, term=1922–1941, chief term=—, senior term=—, appointer={{sortname, , Harding, List of federal judges appointed by Warren G. Harding, termination=death, {{U.S. judgeship row Former, index=7, name={{sortname, Archibald Battle, Lovett, state= GA, borndied=1884–1945, term=1941–1945, chief term=—, senior term=—, appointer={{sortname, F., Roosevelt, List of federal judges appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt, termination=death, {{U.S. judgeship row Former, index=8, name={{sortname, Francis Muir, Scarlett, state= GA, borndied=1891–1971, term=1946–1968, chief term=—, senior term=1968–1971, appointer={{sortname, , Truman, List of federal judges appointed by Harry S. Truman, termination=death, {{U.S. judgeship row Former, index=9, name={{sortname, Alexander Atkinson, Lawrence Jr., state= GA, borndied=1906–1979, term=1968–1978, chief term=1970–1976, senior term=1978–1979, appointer={{sortname, L., Johnson, List of federal judges appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson, termination=death, {{U.S. judgeship row Former, index=10, name={{sortname, Anthony, Alaimo, state= GA, borndied=1920–2009, term=1971–1991, chief term=1976–1990, senior term=1991–2009, appointer={{sortname, , Nixon, List of federal judges appointed by Richard Nixon, termination=death, {{U.S. judgeship row Former, index=11, name={{sortname, Berry Avant, Edenfield, state= GA, borndied=1934–2015, term=1978–2006, chief term=1990–1997, senior term=2006–2015, appointer={{sortname, , Carter, List of federal judges appointed by Jimmy Carter, termination=death, {{end U.S. judgeship Former {{Reflist, group=Note

Chief judges

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Succession of seats

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, term = 1848–1861 {{U.S. judge succession row , name =

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, term = 1865–1883 {{U.S. judge succession 3 note , text = Seat reassigned solely to the Southern District on April 25, 1882 by 22 Stat. 47 {{U.S. judge succession row , name = Speer , term = 1885–1918 {{U.S. judge succession 3 note , text = Seat abolished on December 13, 1918 (Temporary judgeship expired) {{end U.S. judge succession {{Col-break {{start U.S. judge succession , seat title = Seat 2 {{U.S. judge succession note , text = Seat established on March 3, 1915 by 38 Stat. 959 (temporary) {{U.S. judge succession row , name = Lambdin , term = 1915–1916 {{U.S. judge succession note , text = Seat became permanent upon the abolition of Seat 1 on December 13, 1918 {{U.S. judge succession row , name = Evans, Jr. , term = 1917–1922 {{U.S. judge succession row , name = Barrett , term = 1922–1941 {{U.S. judge succession row , name = Lovett , term = 1941–1945 {{U.S. judge succession row , name = Scarlett , term = 1946–1968 {{U.S. judge succession row , name = Lawrence, Jr. , term = 1968–1978 {{U.S. judge succession row , name =

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, term = 1978–2006 {{U.S. judge succession row , name = Hall , term = 2008–present {{end U.S. judge succession {{Col-break {{start U.S. judge succession , seat title = Seat 3 {{U.S. judge succession note , text = Seat established on June 2, 1970 by 84 Stat. 294 {{U.S. judge succession row , name = Alaimo , term = 1971–1991 {{U.S. judge succession row , name = Moore, Jr. , term = 1994–2017 {{U.S. judge succession row , name = Baker , term = 2018–present {{end U.S. judge succession {{Col-break {{start U.S. judge succession , seat title = Seat 4 {{U.S. judge succession note , text = Seat established on October 20, 1978 by 92 Stat. 1629 {{U.S. judge succession row , name = Bowen, Jr. , term = 1979–2006 {{U.S. judge succession row , name =

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, term = 2007–present {{end U.S. judge succession {{Col-break {{Col-end

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