United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia
| United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia | |
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| Appeals to: | Eleventh Circuit |
| Established: | August 11, 1848 |
| Judges assigned: | 3 |
| Chief Judge: | Lisa Godbey Wood |
| http://www.gasd.uscourts.gov/ | |
The United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia (in case citations, S.D. Ga.) is a federal court in the Eleventh Circuit (except for patent claims and claims against the U.S. government under the Tucker Act, which are appealed to the Federal Circuit).
The United States Attorney for the District is Ed Tarver.
The United States District Court for the District of Georgia was one of the original thirteen courts established by the Judiciary Act of 1789, 1 Stat. 73, on September 24, 1789. The District was further subdivided into Northern and Southern Districts on August 11, 1848, by 9 Stat. 280. The Middle District was formed from portions of both the Northern and Southern Districts on May 28, 1926, by 44 Stat. 670.
The Augusta Division comprises the following counties: Burke, Columbia, Glascock, Jefferson, Lincoln, McDuffie, Richmond, Taliaferro, and Wilkes.
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