History / Courts

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

49 judges have served since Aug 11, 1848. Now: Tiffany Rene Johnson DSarah Elisabeth Geraghty DVictoria Marie Calvert DSteven Daniel Grimberg RJean-Paul Boulee RWilliam McCrary Ray, II RMichael Lawrence Brown RMark Howard Cohen DEleanor Louise Ross DLeigh Martin May D.

Judges
49
33 D · 15 R · 1 N(
Longest tenure
40 years
Harold Loyd Murphy
Current
21 months
Tiffany Rene Johnson, since Jan 2, 2025
history/court/district-court-for-the-northern-district-of-georgiaEvery holder, newest first
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186018801900192019401960198020002020John Cochran Nicoll · 1848-08-11 – 1861-01-19 · None (reassignment)John Erskine · 1866-01-22 – 1882-04-25 · DemocratHenry Kent McCay · 1882-08-04 – 1886-07-30 · RepublicanWilliam Truslow Newman · 1887-01-13 – 1920-02-14 · DemocratEmory Marvin Underwood · 1931-03-02 – 1948-03-05 · RepublicanMaurice Neil Andrews · 1949-10-21 – 1950-10-31 · DemocratWilliam Boyd Sloan · 1951-03-23 – 1965-08-01 · DemocratSidney Oslin Smith, Jr. · 1965-09-10 – 1974-06-01 · DemocratJames Clinkscales Hill · 1974-08-09 – 1976-05-26 · RepublicanHarold Loyd Murphy · 1977-07-29 – 2017-03-31 · DemocratMichael Lawrence Brown · 2018-01-17 – present · RepublicanSamuel Hale Sibley · 1919-08-05 – 1931-01-30 · DemocratRobert Lee Russell · 1940-08-15 – 1949-10-27 · DemocratFrank Arthur Hooper · 1950-02-23 – 1967-06-29 · DemocratAlbert John Henderson · 1968-10-11 – 1979-07-27 · DemocratRobert Howell Hall · 1979-11-02 – 1990-12-31 · DemocratJulie E. Carnes · 1992-02-10 – 2014-07-31 · RepublicanLeigh Martin May · 2014-11-14 – present · DemocratLewis Render Morgan · 1961-08-10 – 1968-08-02 · DemocratCharles Allen Moye, Jr. · 1970-10-16 – 1988-01-01 · RepublicanJack Tarpley Camp, Jr. · 1988-04-20 – 2008-12-31 · RepublicanAmy Mil Totenberg · 2011-03-01 – 2021-04-03 · DemocratVictoria Marie Calvert · 2022-04-05 – present · DemocratNewell Edenfield · 1967-06-12 – 1981-09-01 · DemocratJ. Owen Forrester · 1981-12-10 – 2004-04-27 · RepublicanWilliam S. Duffey, Jr. · 2004-07-01 – 2018-07-01 · RepublicanWilliam McCrary Ray, II · 2018-10-25 – present · RepublicanWilliam Clark O'Kelley · 1970-10-16 – 1996-10-01 · RepublicanThomas W. Thrash, Jr. · 1997-08-01 – 2021-05-08 · DemocratSarah Elisabeth Geraghty · 2022-04-08 – present · DemocratRichard Cameron Freeman · 1971-04-23 – 1991-12-31 · RepublicanFrank M. Hull · 1994-05-09 – 1997-10-03 · DemocratRichard W. Story · 1998-02-04 – 2018-12-01 · DemocratJean-Paul Boulee · 2019-06-14 – present · RepublicanMarvin Herman Shoob · 1979-07-24 – 1991-09-30 · DemocratClarence Cooper · 1994-05-09 – 2009-02-09 · DemocratSteve CarMichael Jones · 2011-03-03 – 2025-01-01 · DemocratTiffany Rene Johnson · 2025-01-02 – present · DemocratRobert L. Vining, Jr. · 1979-07-24 – 1996-03-31 · DemocratCharles A. Pannell, Jr. · 1999-10-26 – 2013-01-31 · DemocratMark Howard Cohen · 2014-11-20 – present · DemocratGeorge Ernest Tidwell · 1979-07-24 – 1999-10-08 · DemocratBeverly Baldwin Martin · 2000-08-03 – 2010-02-01 · DemocratEleanor Louise Ross · 2014-11-20 – present · DemocratOrinda Dale Evans · 1979-07-24 – 2008-12-31 · DemocratSteven Daniel Grimberg · 2019-09-13 – present · RepublicanHorace Taliaferro Ward · 1979-12-06 – 1993-12-31 · DemocratWillis B. Hunt, Jr. · 1995-03-24 – 2005-06-30 · DemocratTimothy C. Batten, Sr. · 2006-03-28 – 2025-05-23 · Republican
Tiffany Rene Johnson D
Jan 2, 2025 – present · 21 months · appointed by Joseph R. Biden · confirmed 48–44
Sarah Elisabeth Geraghty D
Apr 8, 2022 – present · 4.5 years · appointed by Joseph R. Biden · confirmed 52–48
Victoria Marie Calvert D
Apr 5, 2022 – present · 4.5 years · appointed by Joseph R. Biden · confirmed 50–46
Steven Daniel Grimberg R
Sep 13, 2019 – present · 7.1 years · appointed by Donald J. Trump · confirmed 75–18
Jean-Paul Boulee R
Jun 14, 2019 – present · 7.3 years · appointed by Donald J. Trump · confirmed 85–11
William McCrary Ray, II R
Oct 25, 2018 – present · 8 years · appointed by Donald J. Trump · confirmed 54–41
Michael Lawrence Brown R
Jan 17, 2018 – present · 8.7 years · appointed by Donald J. Trump · confirmed 92–0
Mark Howard Cohen D
Nov 20, 2014 – present · 12 years · appointed by Barack Obama
Eleanor Louise Ross D
Nov 20, 2014 – present · 12 years · appointed by Barack Obama
Leigh Martin May D
Nov 14, 2014 – present · 12 years · appointed by Barack Obama · confirmed 99–0
Steve CarMichael Jones D
Mar 3, 2011 – Jan 1, 2025 · 14 years · appointed by Barack Obama · senior status Jan 1, 2025 · confirmed 90–0
Amy Mil Totenberg D
Mar 1, 2011 – Apr 3, 2021 · 10 years · appointed by Barack Obama · senior status Apr 3, 2021
Timothy C. Batten, Sr. R
Mar 28, 2006 – May 23, 2025 · 19 years · appointed by George W. Bush · confirmed 88–0
William S. Duffey, Jr. R
Jul 1, 2004 – Jul 1, 2018 · 14 years · appointed by George W. Bush · confirmed 97–0
Beverly Baldwin Martin D
Aug 3, 2000 – Feb 1, 2010 · 9.5 years · appointed by William J. Clinton
Charles A. Pannell, Jr. D
Oct 26, 1999 – Jan 31, 2013 · 13 years · appointed by William J. Clinton · senior status Jan 31, 2013
Richard W. Story D
Feb 4, 1998 – Dec 1, 2018 · 21 years · appointed by William J. Clinton · senior status Dec 1, 2018
Thomas W. Thrash, Jr. D
Aug 1, 1997 – May 8, 2021 · 24 years · appointed by William J. Clinton · senior status May 8, 2021
Willis B. Hunt, Jr. D
Mar 24, 1995 – Jun 30, 2005 · 10 years · appointed by William J. Clinton · senior status Jun 30, 2005
Frank M. Hull D
May 9, 1994 – Oct 3, 1997 · 3.4 years · appointed by William J. Clinton
Clarence Cooper D
May 9, 1994 – Feb 9, 2009 · 15 years · appointed by William J. Clinton · senior status Feb 9, 2009
Julie E. Carnes R
Feb 10, 1992 – Jul 31, 2014 · 22 years · appointed by George H.W. Bush
Jack Tarpley Camp, Jr. R
Apr 20, 1988 – Dec 31, 2008 · 21 years · appointed by Ronald Reagan · senior status Dec 31, 2008
J. Owen Forrester R
Dec 10, 1981 – Apr 27, 2004 · 22 years · appointed by Ronald Reagan · senior status Apr 27, 2004
Horace Taliaferro Ward D
Dec 6, 1979 – Dec 31, 1993 · 14 years · appointed by Jimmy Carter · senior status Dec 31, 1993
Robert Howell Hall D
Nov 2, 1979 – Dec 31, 1990 · 11 years · appointed by Jimmy Carter · senior status Dec 31, 1990
Marvin Herman Shoob D
Jul 24, 1979 – Sep 30, 1991 · 12 years · appointed by Jimmy Carter · senior status Sep 30, 1991
Robert L. Vining, Jr. D
Jul 24, 1979 – Mar 31, 1996 · 17 years · appointed by Jimmy Carter · senior status Mar 31, 1996
George Ernest Tidwell D
Jul 24, 1979 – Oct 8, 1999 · 20 years · appointed by Jimmy Carter · senior status Oct 8, 1999
Orinda Dale Evans D
Jul 24, 1979 – Dec 31, 2008 · 29 years · appointed by Jimmy Carter · senior status Dec 31, 2008
Harold Loyd Murphy D
Jul 29, 1977 – Mar 31, 2017 · 40 years · appointed by Jimmy Carter · senior status Mar 31, 2017
James Clinkscales Hill R
Aug 9, 1974 – May 26, 1976 · 22 months · appointed by Richard M. Nixon
Richard Cameron Freeman R
Apr 23, 1971 – Dec 31, 1991 · 21 years · appointed by Richard M. Nixon · senior status Dec 31, 1991
Charles Allen Moye, Jr. R
Oct 16, 1970 – Jan 1, 1988 · 17 years · appointed by Richard M. Nixon · senior status Jan 1, 1988
William Clark O'Kelley R
Oct 16, 1970 – Oct 1, 1996 · 26 years · appointed by Richard M. Nixon · senior status Oct 1, 1996
Albert John Henderson D
Oct 11, 1968 – Jul 27, 1979 · 11 years · appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson
Newell Edenfield D
Jun 12, 1967 – Sep 1, 1981 · 14 years · appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson · senior status Sep 1, 1981
Sidney Oslin Smith, Jr. D
Sep 10, 1965 – Jun 1, 1974 · 8.7 years · appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson
Lewis Render Morgan D
Aug 10, 1961 – Aug 2, 1968 · 7 years · appointed by John F. Kennedy
William Boyd Sloan D
Mar 23, 1951 – Aug 1, 1965 · 14 years · appointed by Harry S Truman · senior status Aug 1, 1965
Frank Arthur Hooper D
Feb 23, 1950 – Jun 29, 1967 · 17 years · appointed by Harry S Truman · senior status Jun 29, 1967
Maurice Neil Andrews D
Oct 21, 1949 – Oct 31, 1950 · 12 months · appointed by Harry S Truman
Robert Lee Russell D
Aug 15, 1940 – Oct 27, 1949 · 9.2 years · appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt
Emory Marvin Underwood R
Mar 2, 1931 – Mar 5, 1948 · 17 years · appointed by Herbert Hoover · senior status Mar 5, 1948
Samuel Hale Sibley D
Aug 5, 1919 – Jan 30, 1931 · 11 years · appointed by Woodrow Wilson
William Truslow Newman D
Jan 13, 1887 – Feb 14, 1920 · 33 years · appointed by Grover Cleveland
Henry Kent McCay R
Aug 4, 1882 – Jul 30, 1886 · 4 years · appointed by Chester A. Arthur
John Erskine D
Jan 22, 1866 – Apr 25, 1882 · 16 years · appointed by Andrew Johnson
John Cochran Nicoll N(
Aug 11, 1848 – Jan 19, 1861 · 12 years · appointed by None (reassignment)

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