Hugh Lawson (judge)

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Preceded byWilliam Augustus Bootle
Succeeded byC. Ashley Royal
Appointed byBill Clinton
Preceded byWilbur Dawson Owens Jr.
Hugh Lawson
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia
In office
December 31, 2008 – March 29, 2024
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia
In office
2006–2008
Preceded byWilliam Augustus Bootle
Succeeded byC. Ashley Royal
Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia
In office
December 26, 1995 – December 31, 2008
Appointed byBill Clinton
Preceded byWilbur Dawson Owens Jr.
Succeeded byMarc T. Treadwell
Judge of the Superior Court of Georgia, Oconee Judicial Circuit[1]
In office
August 2, 1979 – December 26, 1995[1]
Member of the Georgia World Congress Center Authority[1]
In office
1976–1979[1]
Appointed byGeorge Busbee[1]
Member of the Georgia Board of Industry and Trade[1]
In office
1975–1979[1]
Appointed byJimmy Carter[1]
Member of the Board of Education of Pulaski County, Georgia[1]
In office
1975–1978[1]
Appointed byPulaski County, Georgia[1]
Personal details
BornRoger Hugh Lawson, Jr.[1]
(1941-09-23)September 23, 1941
Hawkinsville, Georgia, U.S.
DiedMarch 29, 2024(2024-03-29) (aged 82)
SpouseBarbara Boots[1]
EducationEmory University (BA, JD)

Roger Hugh Lawson Jr. (September 23, 1941 – March 29, 2024) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia.

Born in Hawkinsville, Georgia, in 1941,[1] 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.

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