Alexander Lawrence

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Alexander Lawrence

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Prior offices

United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia

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Education

Bachelor's

University of Georgia, 1929

Law

Read law, 1930

Other

Cornell University

Personal

Birthplace

Savannah, Ga.

## Contents

* 1 Early life and education
* 2 Professional career
* 3 Judicial nominations and appointments
* 3.1 Southern District of Georgia
* 4 External links
* 5 Footnotes

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]

1. ↑ 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

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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

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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