| Hugh Lawson | |
| Office: | Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia |
| Term Start: | December 31, 2008 |
| Term End: | March 29, 2024 |
| Office1: | Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia |
| Term Start1: | 2006 |
| Term End1: | 2008 |
| Predecessor1: | William Augustus Bootle |
| Successor1: | C. Ashley Royal |
| Office2: | Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia |
| Term Start2: | December 26, 1995 |
| Term End2: | December 31, 2008 |
| Appointer2: | Bill Clinton |
| Predecessor2: | Wilbur Dawson Owens Jr. |
| Successor2: | Marc T. Treadwell |
| Office3: | Judge of the Superior Court of Georgia, Oconee Judicial Circuit |
| Term Start3: | August 2, 1979 |
| Term End3: | December 26, 1995 |
| Office4: | Member of the Georgia World Congress Center Authority |
| Term Start4: | 1976 |
| Term End4: | 1979 |
| Appointer4: | George Busbee |
| Office5: | Member of the Georgia Board of Industry and Trade |
| Term Start5: | 1975 |
| Term End5: | 1979 |
| Appointer5: | Jimmy Carter |
| Office6: | Member of the Board of Education of Pulaski County, Georgia |
| Term Start6: | 1975 |
| Term End6: | 1978 |
| Appointer6: | Pulaski County, Georgia |
| Birth Name: | Roger Hugh Lawson, Jr.[1] |
| Birth Date: | 23 September 1941 |
| Birth Place: | Hawkinsville, Georgia, U.S. |
| Spouse: | Barbara Boots |
| Education: | Emory University (BA, JD) |
Roger Hugh Lawson Jr. (September 23, 1941 – March 29, 2024) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia.
Born in Hawkinsville, Georgia, in 1941, Lawson received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Emory University in 1963 and a Juris Doctor from Emory University School of Law in 1964. He was in private practice in Hawkinsville from 1965 to 1979. He was a judge of the Superior Court of Georgia, Oconee Judicial Circuit of Georgia from 1979 to 1995.
On August 10, 1995, Lawson was nominated by President Bill Clinton to a seat on the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia vacated by Wilbur D. Owens, Jr. Lawson was confirmed by the United States Senate on December 22, 1995, and received his commission on December 26, 1995. He served as chief judge from 2006 to 2008, assuming senior status on December 31, 2008. Lawson died on March 29, 2024, at the age of 82.[2]