United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia explained

Court Type:district
Court Name:United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia
Abbreviation:S.D. Ga.
Seal:Seal of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia.gif
Seal Size:150
Map Image Width:150
Courthouse:Tomochichi Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse
Location:Savannah
Location1:Augusta
Courthouse2:Frank M. Scarlett Federal Building
Location2:Brunswick
Location3:Dublin
Location4:Waycross
Location5:Statesboro
Appeals To:Eleventh Circuit
Established:August 11, 1848
Judges Assigned:3
Chief:R. Stan Baker
Us Attorney:Jill E. Steinberg
Us Marshal:David L. Lyons

The United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia (in case citations, S.D. Ga.) is a federal court in 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).

the United States attorney for the District is Jill E. Steinberg.

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 Northern and Southern Districts on August 11, 1848, by . The Middle District was formed from portions of both the Northern and Southern Districts on May 28, 1926, by .[1]

Jurisdiction

The Augusta Division comprises the following counties: Burke, Columbia, Glascock, Jefferson, Lincoln, McDuffie, Richmond, Taliaferro, Warren and Wilkes.

The Brunswick Division comprises the following counties: Appling, Camden, Glynn, Long, McIntosh, Jeff Davis, and Wayne.[2]

The Dublin Division comprises the following counties: Dodge, Johnson, Laurens, Montgomery, Telfair, Treutlen, and Wheeler.

The Savannah Division comprises the following counties: Bryan, Chatham, Effingham, and Liberty.

The Statesboro Division comprises the following counties: Bulloch, Candler, Emanuel, Evans, Jenkins, Screven, Tattnall, and Toombs.

The Waycross Division comprises the following counties: Atkinson, Bacon, Brantley, Charlton, Coffee, Pierce, and Ware.

Current judges

U.S. Attorneys

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.fjc.gov/history/home.nsf/page/courts_district_ga.html U.S. District Courts of Georgia, Legislative history
  2. Web site: 28 U.S. Code § 90 - Georgia. LII / Legal Information Institute.
  3. Web site: The Political Graveyard: U.S. District Attorneys in Georgia . 2024-04-12 . politicalgraveyard.com.
  4. Web site: 2015-04-08 . Southern District of Georgia Former United States Attorneys For The Southern District Of Georgia . 2024-04-12 . www.justice.gov . en.
  5. Web site: PN1164 — Richard S. Thompson — Department of Justice . April 11, 2024 . Congress.gov.
  6. Web site: 2004-02-07 . U.S. Attorneys' Offices . 2024-04-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20040207071359/http://www.justice.gov:80/usao/offices/index.html . 2004-02-07 .
  7. Web site: 2019-10-26 . Edmund A. Booth, Jr., Of Counsel – Crowder Stewart LLP . 2024-04-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191026190307/http://www.crowderstewart.com/attorneys/edmund-a-booth-jr-of-counsel-2/ . 2019-10-26 .