Archibald Battle Lovett | |
Office: | Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia |
Term Start: | October 7, 1941 |
Term End: | December 28, 1945 |
Appointer: | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
Predecessor: | William H. Barrett |
Successor: | Francis Muir Scarlett |
Birth Name: | Archibald Battle Lovett |
Birth Date: | 21 June 1884 |
Birth Place: | Sylvania, Georgia |
Education: | Mercer University read law |
Archibald Battle Lovett (June 21, 1884 – December 28, 1945) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia.
Born in Sylvania, Georgia, Lovett attended Mercer University and read law to enter the bar in 1907. He was a prosecuting attorney of the Sylvania City Courts from 1914 to 1918, also serving as Mayor of Sylvania from 1914 to 1918. He was a Judge of the Superior Courts of Georgia from 1919 to 1921. He was in private practice in Savannah, Georgia from 1921 to 1941.
On September 8, 1941, Lovett was nominated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt to a seat on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia vacated by Judge William H. Barrett. Lovett was confirmed by the United States Senate on October 2, 1941, and received his commission on October 7, 1941. Lovett served in that capacity until his death on December 28, 1945.