Hugh Lawson (judge)

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Hugh Lawson
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia
Incumbent
Assumed office December 31, 2008
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia
In office 2006–2008
Preceded by	William Augustus Bootle
Succeeded by	C. Ashley Royal
Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia
In office December 26, 1995 – December 31, 2008
Appointed by	Bill Clinton
Preceded by	Wilbur Dawson Owens, Jr.
Succeeded by	Marc Thomas Treadwell
Personal details
Born	1941 (age 82–83) Hawkinsville, Georgia, U.S.
Alma mater	Emory University Emory University School of Law

Hugh Lawson (born 1941) is a Senior United States federal judge.

Born in Hawkinsville, Georgia, Lawson received a B.A. from Emory University in 1963 and a J.D. from Emory University School of Law in 1964. He was in private practice in Hawkinsville, Georgia from 1965 to 1979. He was a judge on the Superior Court of Georgia, Oconee Judicial Circuit of Georgia from 1979 to 1995.

Lawson was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia. Lawson was nominated by President Bill Clinton on August 10, 1995, to a seat vacated by Wilbur D. Owens, Jr.. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on December 22, 1995, and received his commission on December 26, 1995. He served as chief judge from 2006-2008. He assumed senior status on December 31, 2008.

Sources

• Hugh Lawson at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

Legal offices
Preceded by William Augustus Bootle	Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia 2006–2008	Succeeded by C. Ashley Royal
Preceded by Wilbur Dawson Owens, Jr.	Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia 1995–2008	Succeeded by Marc Thomas Treadwell