Willie Sands
| Willie Sands | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia | |
| Title: | Judge |
| Position: | Seat #4 |
| Station: | Albany, GA |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | Bill Clinton |
| Active: | 5/9/1994 - Present |
| Chief: | 2001 - 2006 |
| Preceded by: | 104 Stat. 5089 |
| Past post: | Macon Judicial District Superior Court |
| Past term: | 1991-1993 |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | 1949 |
| Home State: | Bradley, GA |
| Bachelors: | Mercer U., B.A., 1971 |
| Law School: | Mercer U. Law, J.D., 1974 |
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Early life and education
Born in Bradley, GA in 1949, Sands graduated from Mercer with his Bachelor's degree in 1971 and later graduated from Mercer Law with his J.D. Degree in 1974. Sands also served in the U.S. Army Reserve Signal Corps as a Second Lieutenant in 1974 and in the U.S. Army Reserve from 1974 to 1980[1].
Professional career
Sands served as a Assistant district attorney in the Macon Judicial Circuit from 1975 to 1978 before joining the U.S. Attorney's Office as Assistant U.S. attorney for the Middle District of Georgia from 1978 to 1987 before becoming a private practice attorney licensed in Georgia from 1987 to 1991 before becoming a Superior Court Judge in the Macon Judicial District Superior Court from 1991 to 1993[1].
Judicial career
Middle District of Georgia
On the recommendation of U.S. Senator Sam Nunn, Sands was nominated to the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia by President Bill Clinton on February 9, 1994 to a new seat created by 104 Stat. 5089 which was approved by Congress. Sands was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on May 6, 1994 on a majority voice vote and received commission on May 9, 1994 [2]. Sands served as the chief judge of the Middle District of Georgia from 2001 to 2006[1].
Notable cases
See also
External links
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Judge Sands Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
- ↑ "THOMAS" Nomination of Louis Sands May 14, 2009(Search for Louis Sands)
| Federal judicial offices | ||
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| Preceded by: NA-New Seat |
Middle District of Georgia 1994–Current Seat #4 |
Succeeded by: NA |
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Ashley Royal • Willie Sands • Clay Land • Marc Thomas Treadwell | ||
| Senior judges | |||
| 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 • | ||
