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| Hugh Lawson | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia | |
| Title: | Senior Judge |
| Position: | Seat #2 |
| Station: | Macon, GA |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | Bill Clinton |
| Active: | 12/26/1995 - 12/31/2008 |
| Chief: | 2006 - 2008 |
| Senior: | 12/31/2008 - Present |
| Preceded by: | Wilbur Owens, Jr. |
| Succeeded by: | Marc Thomas Treadwell |
| Personal History | |
| Bachelors: | Emory University, B.A., 1963 |
| Law School: | Emory University School of Law, J.D., 1964 |
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Hugh Lawson is an Article III federal judge for the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia. He joined the court in 1995 after being nominated by President Bill Clinton. Lawson served the court as chief judge from 2006-2008 and is presently serving on senior status.
Early life and education
Judge Lawson graduated from Emory with his Bachelor's degree in 1963 and later graduated from Emory Law with his J.D. Degree in 1964. [1]
Professional career
Lawson was a private practice attorney licensed in the State of Georgia from 1965 to 1979 before becoming a Superior Court Judge in the Oconee Judicial Circuit Superior Court of Georgia from 1979 to 1995[1].
Judicial career
Middle District of Georgia
On the recommendation of U.S. Senator Sam Nunn, Lawson was nominated by President Bill Clinton on August 10, 1995 to a seat vacated by Wilbur Owens, Jr. which assumed senior status. Lawson was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on December 22, 1995 on a majority voice vote and received commission on December 26, 1995[2]. Lawson served as the chief judge of the Middle District of Georgia from 2006 to 2008 before assuming senior status on December 31, 2008[1]. Lawson was succeeded in this position by Marc Thomas Treadwell.
See also
External links
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Judge Lawson's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
- ↑ "THOMAS" Nomination of Hugh Lawson May 14, 2009(Search for Hugh Lawson)
| Federal judicial offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Wilbur Owens, Jr. |
Middle District of Georgia 1995–2008 Seat #2 |
Succeeded by: Marc Thomas Treadwell |
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Ashley Royal • Willie Sands • Clay Land • Marc Thomas Treadwell | ||
| Senior judges |
Hugh Lawson • | ||
| Magistrate judges | Charles Weigle • Thomas Langstaff • M. Stephen Hyles • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
Duross Fitzpatrick • Wilbur Owens • Bascom Sine Deaver • William Josiah Tilson • William Bootle • Abraham Conger • Thomas Davis • James Robert Elliott • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Hugh Lawson • Duross Fitzpatrick • Wilbur Owens • Willie Sands • William Bootle • Thomas Davis • James Robert Elliott • | ||
