Roger Hugh Lawson, Jr. (born September 23, 1941) is a
senior
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United States district judge
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of the
.
Education and career
Born in
Hawkinsville
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Hawkinsville is known as the "Harness Horse Capital" of Georgia. The Lawrence Bennett Harness Horse Racing faci ...
,
Georgia
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, Lawson received a
Bachelor of Arts
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degree from
Emory University
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in 1963 and a
Juris Doctor
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from
Emory University School of Law
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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.
Federal judicial service
On August 10, 1995, Lawson was nominated by President
Bill Clinton
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to a seat on the
vacated by
Wilbur D. Owens, Jr. Lawson was confirmed by the
United States Senate
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on December 22, 1995, and received his commission on December 26, 1995. He served as chief judge from 2006 to 2008, assuming
senior status
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on December 31, 2008.
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1941 births
Living people
Emory University alumni
Emory University School of Law alumni
Georgia (U.S. state) state court judges
Judges of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia
People from Hawkinsville, Georgia
Superior court judges in the United States
United States district court judges appointed by Bill Clinton
20th-century American judges
21st-century American judges