Beverly Daniel Evans

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Beverly Daniel Evans
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Current Court Information:
United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia
Title:   Former Judge
Position:   Seat #1
Service:
Appointed by:   Woodrow Wilson
Active:   8/15/1917 - 5/7/1922
Preceded by:   William Wallace Lambdin
Succeeded by:   William Hale Barrett
Personal History
Born:   1865
Deceased:   1922
Undergraduate:   Mercer University (1881)
Law School:   Mercer University (1882)

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Beverly Daniel Evans, Jr. (1865-1922) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia.

He was nominated by President Woodrow Wilson on August 11, 1917 to fill the seat vacated by William Wallace Lambdin. He was confirmed by the Senate on August 15th, and received commission that same day. He served until his death on May 7, 1922. Evans was succeeded in this position by William Hale Barrett.

Early life and education

  • Mercer University, A.B., 1881
  • Mercer University, A.M., 1882

Professional career

  • Private practice, Georgia, 1884-1894
  • Member, Georgia State Legislature, 1886-1887
  • Solicitor general, Middle Judicial Circuit, Georgia, 1890-1897
  • Judge, Middle Judicial Circuit, Georgia, 1899-1904
  • Justice, Supreme Court of Georgia, 1904-1917

Judicial career

Southern District of Georgia

Evans was nominated by President Woodrow Wilson on August 11, 1917 to fill the seat vacated by William Wallace Lambdin.[1] He was confirmed by the Senate on August 15th, and received commission that same day. He served until his death on May 7, 1922. Evans was succeeded in this position by William Hale Barrett.

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Federal judicial offices
Preceded by:
William Wallace Lambdin
Southern District of Georgia
1917–1922
Seat #1
Succeeded by:
William Hale Barrett
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