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The United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia (in
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s, N.D. Ga.) is a
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which serves the residents of forty-six counties. These are divided up into four divisions. Appeals from cases brought in the Northern District of Georgia are to 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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).


History

The
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was one of the original 13 courts established by the
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The District was subdivided into Northern and Southern Districts on August 11, 1848, by .Asbury Dickens, ''A Synoptical Index to the Laws and Treaties of the United States of America'' (1852), p. 390.
Alfred Conkling Alfred Conkling (October 12, 1789 – February 5, 1874) was a United States representative from New York, a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York and United States Minister to Mexi ...
, ''A Treatise on the Organization, Jurisdiction and Practice of the Courts of the United States'' (1864), p. 179.
The Middle District was formed from portions of those two Districts on May 28, 1926, by .


Jurisdiction

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Atlanta Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,715 ...
division includes: Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, DeKalb,
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, Fulton, Gwinnett, Henry, Newton, and Rockdale counties. The Gainesville division serves:
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, Barrow, Dawson, Fannin, Forsyth, Gilmer, Habersham,
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, Lumpkin, Pickens, Rabun, Stephens,
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counties. The
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division hears cases for: Carroll,
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, Fayette, Haralson, Heard, Meriwether,
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, Spalding, and Troup counties. The
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division serves: Bartow, Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Floyd, Gordon, Murray, Paulding,
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,
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, and Whitfield counties. The United States Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Georgia represents the United States in civil and criminal litigation in the court. , the United States Attorney is Ryan K. Buchanan.


Current judges

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Former judges


Chief judges


Succession of seats


See also

* Courts of Georgia * '' Garcia-Mir v. Meese'' *
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List of United States federal courthouses in Georgia Following is a list of current and former courthouses of the United States federal court system located in Georgia. Each entry indicates the name of the building along with an image, if available, its location, and the dates during which it was use ...


References


External links


Home of Northern District of Georgia
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