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May, Leigh Martin
Born 1971 in Albany, GA
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
Nominated by Barack Obama on January 6, 2014, to a seat vacated by Beverly Baldwin Martin. Confirmed by the Senate on November 13, 2014, and received commission on November 14, 2014. Served as chief judge, 2025-present.
Education:
Georgia Institute of Technology, B.S., 1993
University of Georgia School of Law, J.D., 1998
Professional Career:
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
Nominated by Barack Obama on January 6, 2014, to a seat vacated by Beverly Baldwin Martin. Confirmed by the Senate on November 13, 2014, and received commission on November 14, 2014. Served as chief judge, 2025-present.
Education:
Georgia Institute of Technology, B.S., 1993
University of Georgia School of Law, J.D., 1998
Professional Career:
Law clerk, Hon. Dudley H. Bowen, Jr., U.S. District Court, Southern District of Georgia, 1998-2000
Private practice, Atlanta, Georgia, 2000-2014
Nominated to U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, December 19, 2013; no Senate vote