U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia is a United States district court, a federal trial court where most federal civil and criminal cases are first heard. It lies within the Eleventh Circuit, which reviews its decisions on appeal. This page lists every judge to serve on the court, current and former, with who appointed them and whom they succeeded.
| Judge | Appointed by | Since |
|---|---|---|
| Dudley Hollingsworth Bowen Jr. | Carter (D) | 1979 |
| Lisa Godbey Wood | Bush (R) | 2007 |
| James Randal Hall | Bush (R) | 2008 |
| R. Stan Baker | Trump (R) | 2018 |
| Judge | Appointed by | Years |
|---|---|---|
| William Theodore Moore Jr. | Clinton (D) | 1994–2024 |
| Berry Avant Edenfield | Carter (D) | 1978–2015 |
| Anthony A. Alaimo | Nixon (R) | 1971–2009 |
| Alexander Atkinson Lawrence Jr. | Johnson (D) | 1968–1979 |
| Francis Muir Scarlett | Truman (D) | 1946–1971 |
| Archibald Battle Lovett | Roosevelt (D) | 1941–1945 |
| William Hale Barrett | Harding (R) | 1922–1941 |
| Beverly Daniel Evans Jr. | Wilson (D) | 1917–1922 |
| William Wallace Lambdin | Wilson (D) | 1915–1916 |
| Emory Speer | Arthur (R) | 1885–1918 |
| John Erskine | Johnson (D) | 1866–1883 |
| John Cochran Nicoll | (reassignment) (N) | 1848–1861 |
How a judge gets here. Each judge is nominated by a president and confirmed by the U.S. Senate, then holds a numbered seat, for life, until they take senior status, or until they leave the bench. Open any judge to see who appointed them, how the Senate voted, and whom they succeeded, a chain that runs back to 1848.
Source: FJC Biographical Directory. Data last verified 2026-06-28. Verify against the primary source before relying.