Anthony A. Alaimo

Anthony A. Alaimo
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia
In office July 1, 1991 – December 30, 2009
Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia
In office December 9, 1971 – July 1, 1991
Appointed by	Richard Nixon
Preceded by	New seat
Succeeded by	William Theodore Moore, Jr.
Personal details
Born	(1920-03-29)March 29, 1920 Termini Imerese, Sicily, Italy
Died	Brunswick, Georgia
Alma mater	Ohio Northern University B.A. Emory University School of Law J.D.
Profession	Attorney

Anthony A. Alaimo (March 29, 1920 – December 30, 2009) was a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia.

Biography

Born in Termini Imerese in Sicily, Italy, Alaimo received a Bachelor of Arts from Ohio Northern University in 1940, and then served as an aviator in the United States Army Air Corps during World War II, from 1941 to 1945. He achieved the rank of Second Lieutenant. After the war, Alaimo received a Juris Doctor from Emory University School of Law in 1948 and entered the private practice of law in Atlanta, Georgia from 1948 to 1957, and in Brunswick, Georgia from 1957 to 1971.

District Court service

On November 29, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon nominated Alaimo to a new seat on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia created by 84 Stat. 294. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on December 2, 1971, and received his commission on December 9, 1971. He served as chief judge from 1976 to 1990, and assumed senior status on July 1, 1991.

Death

Alaimo died on December 30, 2009, after being admitted to a Southeast Georgia Health System hospital in Brunswick, Georgia for treatment of an undisclosed condition. He was 89 years old.

Sources

• Anthony A. Alaimo at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

Legal offices
Preceded by new seat	Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia 1971–1991	Succeeded by William Theodore Moore Jr.

• Anthony Alaimo receives an honorary degree at the age of 89