Alexander Lawrence

Alexander Atkinson Lawrence, Jr. (1906-1979) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia.

Lawrence was nominated by President Lyndon Johnson on July 17, 1968, to a seat vacated by Francis Scarlett; he was confirmed by the Senate on July 25, 1968, and received commission that same day. He served as chief judge from 1970-1976. He assumed senior status on August 2, 1978, and served in that capacity until his death on August 20, 1979. Lawrence was succeeded in this position by Berry Edenfield.

Early life and education[edit]

University of Georgia, A.B., 1929
Read law, 1930

Professional career[edit]

Private practice, Savannah, Georgia, 1931-1968

Judicial nominations and appointments[edit]

Southern District of Georgia[edit]

Lawrence was nominated by President Lyndon Johnson on July 17, 1968, to a seat vacated by Francis Scarlett;^[1] he was confirmed by the Senate on July 25, 1968, and received commission that same day. He served as chief judge from 1970-1976. He assumed senior status on August 2, 1978, and served in that capacity until his death on August 20, 1979. Lawrence was succeeded in this position by Berry Edenfield.

External links[edit]

Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.

Footnotes[edit]

↑ Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.

Political offices
Preceded by: Francis Scarlett	Southern District of Georgia 1968–1978 Seat #1	Succeeded by: Berry Edenfield

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Federal judges who have served the United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia

Active judges

Chief Judge: James Randal Hall • Lisa Wood • Stan Baker

Senior judges

Dudley Bowen • William Moore (Georgia) •

Magistrate judges

Brian K. Epps • Christopher Ray • Benjamin Cheesbro •

Former Article III judges

Anthony Alaimo • Berry Edenfield • John Cochran Nicoll • John Erskine • Emory Speer • Beverly Daniel Evans • William Wallace Lambdin • William Hale Barrett • Alexander Lawrence • Archibald Lovett • Francis Scarlett •

Former Chief judges

Anthony Alaimo • Berry Edenfield • Dudley Bowen • William Moore (Georgia) • Lisa Wood • Alexander Lawrence •

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Federal judges nominated by Lyndon Johnson

1964

Anderson • Bratton • Christie • Collins • Cowen • Davis • Ely • Freedman • Gordon • Higginbotham • McNichols • Muecke • Nichols • Port • Rabinovitz • Robinson • Simons • Suttle • Weber • Whelan • Zampano

1965

Bryant • Celebrezze • Coffin • Coleman • Collinson • Corcoran • Doyle • Eubanks • Fortas • Frankel • Gasch • Gibson • Gordon • Harris • Hemphill • Hill • Hunter • Landis • Langley • Leventhal • Maxwell • McEntee • Mehrtens • Nichol • Reynolds • Russell • Smith • Tamm • Thornberry • Young

1966

Ainsworth • Atkins • Boyle • Cabot • Cassibry • Copple • Craven • Cummings • Dyer • Fairchild • Feinberg • Ferguson • Fullam • Garrity • Godbold • Goldberg • Goodwin • Gray • Guinn • Harvey • Hauk • Heaney • Heebe • Hickey • Hogan • Kaufman • Kinneary • Krentzman • Lay • Leddy • Lord • Lynch • MacKenzie • Mansfield • McCree • McRae • Mitchell • Motley • Napoli • Nichols • Noland • Peck II • Peckham • Pettine • Pittman • Porter • Real • Roberts • Robinson • Robinson • Rubin • Russell • Scott • Seals • Seitz • Simpson • Singleton • Skelton • Smith • Smith • Taylor • Thomas • von der Heydt • Watson • Winter •

Wise

1967

Arnow • Beckworth • Belloni • Butzner • Cancio • Carter • Clayton • Combs • Comiskey • Curtin • Eaton • Edenfield • Fernandez-Badillo • Gesell • Gordon • Jones • Keith • Kellam • Lambros • Maletz • Marshall • Masterson • Merhige • Morgan • Murray • Neville • Pollack • Pregerson • Theis • Troutman • Van Dusen • Waddy • Weiner • Weinstein • Whipple • Williams

1968

Aldisert • Baldwin • Bownes • Bright • Green • Gubow • Henderson • Holloway • Hufstedler • Judd • Justice • Keady • Kerner, Jr. • Lasker • Latchum • Lawrence • McMillan • Morgan • Newman • Nixon • Pratt • Re • Rosenstein • Schwartz • Smith • Stahl • Travia • Woodward

[fjc-1] Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.