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This is a list of the justices of the Supreme Court of Georgia, ... Chief Justices and Justices, 1845-Present This page was last edited on 31 July 2024, at 00:51 ...
Mercer University (JD) Michael P. Boggs (born December 28, 1962) is an American lawyer who has served as the chief justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia since 2022. He concurrently serves as an associate justice of the court since 2017. He is a former judge of the Georgia Court of Appeals and a former nominee to be a United States district ...
The following is a list of all judges of the United States district and territorial courts. The list includes both "active" and "senior" judges, both of whom hear and decide cases. There are 89 districts in the 50 states, with a total of 94 districts including four territories and the District of Columbia. Each of the 50 states has between one ...
Judiciary of Georgia (U.S. state) The Judiciary of Georgia is a branch of the government of the State of Georgia established in Article Six of the Georgia constitution. [1] This Article contains ten Sections which discuss the different courts, their powers and jurisdictions, and the role of the district attorney in Georgia's justice system.
Unlike the Supreme Court, where one justice is specifically nominated to be chief, the office of chief judge rotates among the district court judges. To be chief, a judge must have been in active service on the court for at least one year, be under the age of 65, and have not previously served as chief judge.
Annie Anderson: [8][9][10] First female judge in Laurens County, Georgia (1922) Kathryn Pierce: [13] First female to graduate from Mercer University’s Walter F. George School of Law in Macon-Bibb County, Georgia (1919) Verda Colvin: [87] First African American female to serve as a Judge of the Macon Judicial Circuit.
University of Georgia (BA, JD) Lisa Godbey Wood (born January 28, 1963) is an American lawyer who has served as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia since 2007, serving as chief judge from 2010 to 2017. In November 2023, she was designated by Chief Justice John Roberts to serve ...
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). As of February 22, 2023 the United States attorney for the District is ...