United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia

United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia (N.D. Ga.)
Appeals to	Eleventh Circuit
Established	August 11, 1848
Judges assigned	11
Chief judge	Julie E. Carnes
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The United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia (in case citations, N.D. Ga.) is a United States District Court 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 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).

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 Atlanta division includes: Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, DeKalb, Douglas, Fulton, Gwinnett, Henry, Newton, and Rockdale counties.

The Gainesville division serves: Banks, Barrow, Dawson, Fannin, Forsyth, Gilmer, Habersham, Hall, Jackson, Lumpkin, Pickens, Rabun, Stephens, Towns, Union, and White counties.

The Newnan division hears cases for: Carroll, Coweta, Fayette, Haralson, Heard, Meriwether, Pike, Spalding, and Troup counties.

The Rome division serves: Bartow, Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Floyd, Gordon, Murray, Paulding, Polk, Walker, 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 current Acting United States Attorney is Sally Quillian Yates.

Current judges

• As of February 9, 2009, a vacancy exists in the District due to the decision of Judge Clarence Cooper to assume senior status. On January 26, 2011, President Barack Obama nominated Natasha Perdew Silas to fill the vacancy.^[4] The U.S. Senate has not yet acted on the nomination.

• On June 19, 2009, President Barack Obama nominated Judge Beverly B. Martin to a seat on the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals. Her confirmation by the United States Senate on January 20, 2010 created a second vacancy in the District. On January 26, 2011, President Barack Obama nominated Linda T. Walker to fill the vacancy.^[5] The U.S. Senate has not yet acted on the nomination.

#	Title	Judge	Duty station	Born	Term of service			Appointed by
					Active	Chief	Senior
28	Chief Judge	Julie E. Carnes	Atlanta	1950	1992–present	2009–present	—	G.H.W. Bush
19	District Judge	Harold Lloyd Murphy	Rome	1927	1977–present	—	—	Carter
32	District Judge	Thomas W. Thrash, Jr.	Atlanta	1951	1997–present	—	—	Clinton
33	District Judge	Richard W. Story	Atlanta	1953	1998–present	—	—	Clinton
34	District Judge	Charles A. Pannell, Jr.	Atlanta	1946	1999–present	—	—	Clinton
36	District Judge	William S. Duffey Jr.	Atlanta	1952	2004–present	—	—	G.W. Bush
37	District Judge	Timothy C. Batten, Sr.	Atlanta	1960	2006–present	—	—	G.W. Bush
38	District Judge	Amy Totenberg	Atlanta	1950	2011–present	—	—	Obama
39	District Judge	Steve C. Jones	Atlanta	1957	2011–present	—	—	Obama
—	District Judge	(vacant)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)
—	District Judge	(vacant)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)
16	Senior District Judge	William Clark O'Kelley	Atlanta	1930	1970–1996	1988–1994	1996–present	Nixon
20	Senior District Judge	Orinda Dale Evans	Atlanta	1943	1979–2008	1999–2006	2008–present	Carter
21	Senior District Judge	Marvin Herman Shoob	Atlanta	1923	1979–1991	(none)	1991–present	Carter
23	Senior District Judge	Robert L. Vining Jr.	Rome	1931	1979–1996	1995–1996	1996–present	Carter
25	Senior District Judge	Horace Ward	Atlanta	1927	1979–1993	(none)	1993–present	Carter
26	Senior District Judge	J. Owen Forrester	Atlanta	1939	1981–2004	(none)	2004–present	Reagan
29	Senior District Judge	Clarence Cooper	Atlanta	1942	1994–2009	(none)	2009–present	Clinton
31	Senior District Judge	Willis B. Hunt Jr.	Atlanta	1932	1995–2005	(none)	2005–present	Clinton

Former judges

#	Judge	State	Born/Died	Active service	Term as Chief Judge	Senior status	Appointed by	Reason for termination
1	Nicoll, John CochranJohn Cochran Nicoll	GA	1793–1863	1848[6]–1861	(none)	(none)	Van Buren, Van Buren	resignation
2	Erskine, JohnJohn Erskine	GA	1813–1895	1865[7]–1882	(none)	(none)	Johnson, A.A. Johnson	assignment to another court
3	McCay, Henry KentHenry Kent McCay	GA	1820–1886	1882–1886	(none)	(none)	Arthur, Arthur	death
4	Newman, William TruslowWilliam Truslow Newman	GA	1843–1920	1886[8]–1920	(none)	(none)	Cleveland, Cleveland	death
5	Sibley, Samuel HaleSamuel Hale Sibley	GA	1873–1958	1919–1931	(none)	(none)	Wilson, Wilson	appointment to 5th Cir.
6	Underwood, Emory MarvinEmory Marvin Underwood	GA	1877–1960	1931–1948	(none)	1948–1960	Hoover, Hoover	death
7	Russell, Robert LeeRobert Lee Russell	GA	1900–1955	1940–1949	1949	(none)	Roosevelt, F.F. Roosevelt	appointment to 5th Cir.
8	Andrews, Maurice NeilMaurice Neil Andrews	GA	1894–1967	1949[9]–1950	1949–1950	(none)	Truman, Truman	resignation
9	Hooper, Frank ArthurFrank Arthur Hooper	GA	1895–1985	1949[10]–1967	1950–1965	1967–1985	Truman, Truman	death
10	Sloan, William BoydWilliam Boyd Sloan	GA	1895–1970	1951–1965	(none)	1965–1970	Truman, Truman	death
11	Morgan, Lewis RenderLewis Render Morgan	GA	1913–2001	1961–1968	1965–1968	(none)	Kennedy, Kennedy	appointment to 5th Cir.
12	Smith Jr., Sidney OslinSidney Oslin Smith Jr.	GA	1923–present	1965–1974	1968–1974	(none)	Johnson, L.L. Johnson	resignation
13	Edenfield, NewellNewell Edenfield	GA	1911–1981	1967–1981	1974–1976	1981	Johnson, L.L. Johnson	death
14	Henderson, Albert JohnAlbert John Henderson	GA	1920–1999	1968–1979	1976–1979	(none)	Johnson, L.L. Johnson	appointment to 5th Cir.
15	Charles Allen Moye Jr.	GA	1918–2010	1970–1988	1979–1987	1988–2010	Nixon	death
17	Freeman, Richard CameronRichard Cameron Freeman	GA	1926–1999	1971–1991	(none)	1991–1999	Nixon, Nixon	death
18	Hill, James ClinkscalesJames Clinkscales Hill	GA	1924–present	1974–1976	(none)	(none)	Nixon, Nixon	appointment to 5th Cir.
22	Tidwell, George ErnestGeorge Ernest Tidwell	GA	1924–2011	1979–1999	1996–1999	1999–2011	Carter	death
24	Hall, Robert HowellRobert Howell Hall	GA	1921–1995	1979–1990	(none)	1990–1995	Carter, Carter	death
27	Camp Jr., Jack TarpleyJack Tarpley Camp Jr.	GA	1943–present	1988–2010	2006–2008	2008–2010	Reagan	resignation
30	Hull, Frank M.Frank M. Hull	GA	1948–present	1994–1997	(none)	(none)	Clinton, Clinton	appointment to 11th Cir.
35	Martin, Beverly B.Beverly B. Martin	GA	1955–present	2000–2010	(none)	(none)	Clinton, Clinton	appointment to 11th Cir.

See also

• Courts of Georgia (U.S. state)
• Garcia-Mir v. Meese
• List of United States federal courthouses in Georgia

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. ^ "Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate". The Whitehouse. 1/26/2011. http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2011/01/26/presidential-nominations-sent-senate-0. Retrieved 1 February 2011. 
5. ^ "Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate". The Whitehouse. 1/26/2011. http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2011/01/26/presidential-nominations-sent-senate-0. Retrieved 1 February 2011. 
6. ^ Recess appointment on May 11, 1839; 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.
7. ^ 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.
8. ^ Recess appointment; formally nominated on December 9, 1886, confirmed by the United States Senate on January 13, 1887, and received commission on January 13, 1887.
9. ^ Recess appointment; resigned before the United States Senate considered the appointment.
10. ^ Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 5, 1950, confirmed by the United States Senate on February 21, 1950, and received commission on February 23, 1950.

External links

• Home of Northern District of Georgia