The United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia (in

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s, N.D. Ga.) is a

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which serves the residents of forty-six counties. These are divided up into four divisions. Appeals from cases brought in the Northern District of Georgia are to the

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(except for

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claims and claims against the U.S. government under the

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, which are appealed to the

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History

The

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was one of the original 13 courts established by the

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''. The District was subdivided into Northern and Southern Districts on August 11, 1848, by .Asbury Dickens, ''A Synoptical Index to the Laws and Treaties of the United States of America'' (1852), p. 390. Alfred Conkling, ''A Treatise on the Organization, Jurisdiction and Practice of the Courts of the United States'' (1864), p. 179. The

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District was formed from portions of those two Districts on May 28, 1926, by .

Jurisdiction

Jurisdiction and venue are enumerated in . The

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division includes:

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, Clayton, Cobb, DeKalb, Douglas, Fulton, Gwinnett,

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, Newton, and Rockdale counties. The Gainesville division serves: Banks, Barrow, Dawson, Fannin, Forsyth, Gilmer, Habersham,

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, Lumpkin, Pickens, Rabun, Stephens,

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counties. The Newnan division hears cases for: Carroll, Coweta, Fayette, Haralson, Heard, Meriwether, Pike, Spalding, and Troup counties. The

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division serves: Bartow, Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Floyd, Gordon, Murray, Paulding,

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, and Whitfield counties. The United States Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Georgia represents the United States in civil and criminal litigation in the court. , the United States attorney is Theodore S. Hertzberg.

Current judges

Vacancies and pending nominations

Former judges

Chief judges

Succession of seats

U.S. Attorneys

* Emory Speer 1883–1885 * Ben H. Hill, Jr. 1885–1889
Sion A. Darnell
1889–1893 * Joseph S. James 1893–1897

1897–1905 * Farish C. Tate 1905–1913
Hooper Alexander
1913–1921

1921–1934

1934–1942 * J. Ellis Mundy 1942 * M. Neil Andrews 1942–1946 * J. Ellis Mundy 1946–1953
James W. Dorsey
1953–1959 * Charles D. Read, Jr. 1959–1961 * Charles L. Goodson 1961–1977 * William L. Harper 1977–1981 * Robert J. Castellani 1981 * Dorothy Y. Kirkley 1981 * James E. Baker 1981–1982 * Larry D. Thompson 1982–1986 * Stephen S. Cowen 1986 *

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1986–1990 * Rimantas Rukstele 1990 * Joe D. Whitley 1990–1993 * Gerrilyn G. Brill 1993 * Kent B. Alexander 1994–1997 * Janet King 1997–1998 * Richard H. Deane, Jr. 1998–2001 * William S. Duffey Jr. 2001–2004 * Sally Yates 2004–2004 * David Nahmias 2004–2009 * Sally Yates 2010–2015 * John A. Horn 2015–2017 * BJay Pak 2017–2021 * Bobby Christine 2021 * Kurt Erskine 2021–2022 * Ryan K. Buchanan 2022–2025 * Theodore S. Hertzberg 2025–present

References

External links

Home of Northern District of Georgia
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