You are here

U.S. Circuit Courts for the Districts of Georgia: Circuit Justices and Judges

Supreme Court Justices Allotted to Georgia's Circuit, 1789-1911

Southern Circuit, 1789-1801
Iredell, James (Spring 1790-Fall 1790)
Rutledge, John (Spring 1790-Fall 1790)
Blair, John Jr. (Spring 1791)
Iredell, James (Fall 1791-Spring 1792)
Johnson, Thomas (Fall 1792)
Paterson, William (Spring 1793)
Cushing, William (Fall 1793)
Iredell, James (Spring 1794)
Wilson, James (Fall 1794)
Blair, John Jr. (Spring 1795)
Rutledge, John (Fall 1795)
Ellsworth, Oliver (Spring 1796)
Paterson, William (Fall 1796)
Chase, Samuel (Spring 1797)
Wilson, James (Fall 1797)
Iredell, James (Spring 1798)
Washington, Bushrod (Fall 1798)
Ellsworth, Oliver (Spring 1799)
Paterson, William (Fall 1799)
Moore, Alfred (Spring 1800)
Washington, Bushrod (Fall 1800)

Sixth Circuit, 1802-1862
Moore, Alfred (1802-1804)
Johnson, William Jr. (1804-1834)
Wayne, James Moore (1835-1862)

Fifth Circuit, 1862-1911
Wayne, James Moore (1862-1867)
Swayne, Noah Haynes (1869-1870)
Bradley, Joseph P. (1870-1881)
Woods, William Burnham (1881-1887)
Harlan, John Marshall (1887-1888)
Lamar, Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus (1888-1893)
Jackson, Howell Edmunds (1893-1894)
White, Edward Douglass (1894-1911)
Lamar, Joseph Rucker (1911)

Circuit Judges Serving Georgia's Circuit (Fifth), 1869-1911

Number of judges: 4

Select a State

Georgia Resources