Hugh Lawson (judge)

Roger Hugh Lawson, Jr. (born September 23, 1941) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia.

Hugh Lawson
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia
Assumed office
December 31, 2008
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
Born
Roger Hugh Lawson, Jr.[1]

(1941-09-23) September 23, 1941[1]
Hawkinsville, Georgia[1]
SpouseBarbara Boots[1]
EducationEmory University (BA)
Emory University School of Law (JD)

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.

References
  1. Confirmation hearings on federal appointments : hearings before the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, One Hundred Fourth Congress, first session, on confirmation of appointees to the federal judiciary. pt. 2 (1996)
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