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 Meg E. Heap.
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 .U.S. District Courts of Georgia, Legislative history, Federal Judicial Center
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.
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 :
Former judges
Chief judges
Succession of seats
U.S. Attorneys
Sion A. Darnell 1882–86 Dupont Guerry 1886–1901 Marion Erwin 1901-12 Alexander Akerman 1912–14 Erle M. Donalson 1914–19 John W. Bennett 1919–22 F. G. Boatright 1922–27 Charles L. Redding 1927–32 Walter W. Sheppard 1932–33 Charles L. Redding 1933 J. Saxton Daniel 1933–53 William C. Calhoun 1953–61 Donald H. Fraser 1961–69 R. R. Jackson B. Smith, Jr. 1969–77 William T. Moore, Jr. 1977–81 Hinton R. Pierce 1981–92 Jay D. Gardner 1992–94 Harry Donival Dixon, Jr. 1994–2001 Richard S. Thompson 2001–2004 Paul B. Murphy 2004 Lisa Godbey Wood 2004–2007 Edmund A. Booth, Jr. 2007–2009 Edward J. Tarver 2009–2017 Bobby Christine 2017–2021 David H. Estes 2021–2023 Jill E. Steinberg 2023–2025 Tara M. Lyons 2025 Meg E. Heap 2025–
See also Courts of Georgia List of current United States district judges List of United States federal courthouses in Georgia Henry C. Walthour, former Marshal of the Southern District
References
External links United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia United States Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia