United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia


The United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia is a federal court in the Eleventh Circuit.
the interim United States attorney for the District is Meg E. Heap.

History

The United States District Court for the District of Georgia was one of the original thirteen courts established by the Judiciary Act of 1789,, on September 24, 1789. The District was further subdivided into [United States District Court for the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia|Northern District of Georgia|Northern] and Southern Districts on August 11, 1848, by. The Middle District was formed from portions of both the Northern and Southern Districts on May 28, 1926, by.

Jurisdiction

The Augusta Division comprises the following counties: Burke, Columbia, Glascock, Jefferson, Lincoln, McDuffie, Richmond, Taliaferro, Warren and Wilkes.
The Brunswick Division comprises the following counties: Appling, Camden, Glynn, Long, McIntosh, Jeff Davis, and Wayne.
The Dublin Division comprises the following counties: Dodge, Johnson, Laurens, Montgomery, Telfair, Treutlen, and Wheeler.
The Savannah Division comprises the following counties: Bryan, Chatham, Effingham, and Liberty.
The Statesboro Division comprises the following counties: Bulloch, Candler, Emanuel, Evans, Jenkins, Screven, Tattnall, and Toombs.
The Waycross Division comprises the following counties: Atkinson, Bacon, Brantley, Charlton, Coffee, Pierce, and Ware.

Current judges



U.S. Attorneys