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 patent 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 United States District Court for the District of Georgia was one of the original thirteen courts established by the Judiciary Act of 1789, , on September 24, 1789. The District was further subdivided into

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and Southern Districts on August 11, 1848, by {{{USStat, 9, 280. The Middle District was formed from portions of both the

and Southern Districts on May 28, 1926, by {{USStat, 44, 670.

Jurisdiction

The Augusta Division comprises the following counties: Burke,

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, Jefferson, Lincoln, McDuffie,

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

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, Jeff Davis,and Wayne.https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/28/90 The Dublin Division comprises the following counties: Dodge,

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, Montgomery, Telfair, Treutlen, and

Wheeler Wheeler may refer to: Places United States * Wheeler, Alabama, an unincorporated community * Wheeler, Arkansas, an unincorporated community * Wheeler, California, an unincorporated community * Wheeler, Illinois, a village * Wheeler, Indiana, a ...

. The

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Division comprises the following counties: Bryan, Chatham, Effingham, and

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. The Statesboro Division comprises the following counties:

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, Candler, Emanuel,

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

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, Brantley, Charlton, Coffee, Pierce, and Ware.

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 Lisa Godbey Wood (born January 28, 1963) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia. Education and career Born in Lexington, Kentucky, Wood received a Bachelor of Arts degree fro ...

, 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

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 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 1865–1882, Judge Erskine was jointly appointed to the

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

{{Col-begin {{Col-break {{U.S. judge succession inactive , seat title = Seat 1 {{U.S. judge succession 3 note , text = Seat reassigned from the District of Georgia on August 11, 1848 by 9 Stat. 280 (concurrent with Northern District) {{U.S. judge succession row , name =

Nicoll Nicoll is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Adele Nicoll (born 1996), Welsh shot putter, discus thrower and bobsledder * Alexander Nicoll, a Scottish orientalist * Archibald Nicoll (1886–1953), a New Zealand artist * Courtl ...

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

Edenfield Edenfield is a village within the Rossendale borough of Lancashire, England. Lying on the River Irwell, it is around north of Ramsbottom, south of Rawtenstall, and west of Norden, and has a total population of 2,080, reducing to 2,053 at th ...

, 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 A baker is a tradesperson who bakes and sometimes sells breads and other products made of flour by using an oven or other concentrated heat source. The place where a baker works is called a bakery. History Ancient history Since grains ha ...

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

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External links

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