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词条 Hugh Lawson (judge)
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  1. Education and career

  2. Federal judicial service

  3. Sources

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| office = Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia
| term_start = December 31, 2008
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| office1 = Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia
| term_start1 = 2006
| term_end1 = 2008
| predecessor1 = William Augustus Bootle
| successor1 = C. Ashley Royal
| office2 = Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia
| term_start2 = December 26, 1995
| term_end2 = December 31, 2008
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| appointer2 = Bill Clinton
| predecessor2 = Wilbur Dawson Owens, Jr.
| successor2 = Marc Thomas Treadwell
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| birth_name = Hugh Lawson
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| birth_place = Hawkinsville, Georgia
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Hugh Lawson (born 1941) is a Senior United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia.

Education and career

Born in Hawkinsville, Georgia, Lawson received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Emory University in 1963 and a Juris Doctor from Emory University School of Law in 1964. He was in private practice in Hawkinsville from 1965 to 1979. He was a judge of the Superior Court of Georgia, Oconee Judicial Circuit of Georgia from 1979 to 1995.

Federal judicial service

On August 10, 1995, Lawson was nominated by President Bill Clinton to a seat on the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia vacated by Wilbur D. Owens, Jr.. Lawson 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 to 2008, assuming senior status on December 31, 2008.

Sources

  • {{FJC Bio|nid=1383696}}
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