History / Courts

U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia

15 judges have served since Jul 6, 1926. Now: Tilman Eugene Self, III RLeslie Abrams Gardner DMarc Thomas Treadwell DClay D. Land R.

Judges
15
8 R · 7 D
Longest tenure
39 years
J[ames] Robert Elliott
Current
8.6 years
Tilman Eugene Self, III, since Mar 7, 2018
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1930194019501960197019801990200020102020William Josiah Tilson · 1926-07-06 – 1928-03-19 · RepublicanBascom Sine Deaver · 1928-03-19 – 1944-10-13 · RepublicanThomas Hoyt Davis · 1945-01-30 – 1961-06-30 · DemocratJ[ames] Robert Elliott · 1962-02-17 – 2000-12-31 · DemocratClay D. Land · 2001-12-21 – present · RepublicanAbraham Benjamin Conger · 1949-06-06 – 1953-12-09 · DemocratWilliam Augustus Bootle · 1954-05-20 – 1972-03-11 · RepublicanDuross Fitzpatrick · 1985-12-17 – 2001-02-01 · RepublicanC. Ashley Royal · 2001-12-21 – 2016-09-01 · RepublicanTilman Eugene Self, III · 2018-03-07 – present · RepublicanWilbur Dawson Owens, Jr. · 1972-03-01 – 1995-02-01 · RepublicanHugh Lawson · 1995-12-26 – 2008-12-31 · DemocratMarc Thomas Treadwell · 2010-06-22 – present · DemocratW[illie] Louis Sands · 1994-05-09 – 2014-04-12 · DemocratLeslie Abrams Gardner · 2014-11-20 – present · Democrat
Tilman Eugene Self, III R
Mar 7, 2018 – present · 8.6 years · appointed by Donald J. Trump · confirmed 85–11
Leslie Abrams Gardner D
Nov 20, 2014 – present · 12 years · appointed by Barack Obama · confirmed 100–0
Marc Thomas Treadwell D
Jun 22, 2010 – present · 16 years · appointed by Barack Obama · confirmed 89–0
Clay D. Land R
Dec 21, 2001 – present · 25 years · appointed by George W. Bush
C. Ashley Royal R
Dec 21, 2001 – Sep 1, 2016 · 15 years · appointed by George W. Bush · senior status Sep 1, 2016
Hugh Lawson D
Dec 26, 1995 – Dec 31, 2008 · 13 years · appointed by William J. Clinton · senior status Dec 31, 2008
W[illie] Louis Sands D
May 9, 1994 – Apr 12, 2014 · 20 years · appointed by William J. Clinton · senior status Apr 12, 2014
Duross Fitzpatrick R
Dec 17, 1985 – Feb 1, 2001 · 15 years · appointed by Ronald Reagan · senior status Feb 1, 2001
Wilbur Dawson Owens, Jr. R
Mar 1, 1972 – Feb 1, 1995 · 23 years · appointed by Richard M. Nixon · senior status Feb 1, 1995
J[ames] Robert Elliott D
Feb 17, 1962 – Dec 31, 2000 · 39 years · appointed by John F. Kennedy
William Augustus Bootle R
May 20, 1954 – Mar 11, 1972 · 18 years · appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower · senior status Mar 11, 1972
Abraham Benjamin Conger D
Jun 6, 1949 – Dec 9, 1953 · 4.5 years · appointed by Harry S Truman
Thomas Hoyt Davis D
Jan 30, 1945 – Jun 30, 1961 · 16 years · appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt · senior status Jun 30, 1961
Bascom Sine Deaver R
Mar 19, 1928 – Oct 13, 1944 · 17 years · appointed by Calvin Coolidge
William Josiah Tilson R
Jul 6, 1926 – Mar 19, 1928 · 20 months · appointed by Calvin Coolidge

Dates are from the Federal Judicial Center (commission to senior status or departure). Consecutive terms of one person are merged.