United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia
20 judges profiled from their own signed orders: how each rules on motions, with the orders quoted. Court-wide standing orders ↓
Dudley Hollingsworth Bowen Jr.Senior status
District judge, appointed by Jimmy Carter (Democratic)
Christopher L. Ray
Magistrate judge
Benjamin W. Cheesbro
Magistrate judge
Emory SpeerDeceased
District judge, appointed by Chester A. Arthur
James E. GrahamLeft this court 2015
Magistrate judge
John ErskineDeceased
District judge, appointed by Andrew Johnson
Archibald Battle LovettDeceased
District judge, appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic)
William Hale BarrettDeceased
District judge, appointed by Warren G. Harding (Republican)
Beverly Daniel Evans Jr.Deceased
District judge, appointed by Woodrow Wilson (Democratic)
Francis Muir ScarlettDeceased
District judge, appointed by Harry S. Truman (Democratic)
Anthony Alfred AlaimoDeceased
District judge, appointed by Richard Nixon (Republican)
Berry Avant EdenfieldDeceased
District judge, appointed by Jimmy Carter (Democratic)
William Theodore Moore Jr.Retired 2024
District judge, appointed by Bill Clinton (Democratic)
William Wallace LambdinDeceased
District judge, appointed by Woodrow Wilson
Alexander Atkinson Lawrence Jr.Deceased
District judge, appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson (Democratic)
Lisa Godbey Wood
District judge, appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)
R. Stan Baker
District judge, appointed by Donald Trump (Republican)
Brian K. EppsElevated to Georgia Court of Appeals
Magistrate judge
James Randal Hall
District judge, appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)
George R. SmithLeft this court 2018
Magistrate judge
Standing orders for every case in this court
Orders the United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia applies to all of its cases, whichever judge has them, as published on the court's website (checked October 9, 2026). Courts revise these, so confirm the current version before you file. The court's local rules ↗
Filing
When opening a new civil case, docket the initiating document and pay any required filing fee to complete the case opening.
“The case opening process is incomplete until you docket the complaint or other initiating document and pay any required filing fee.”
Filing
Attach a completed civil cover sheet to every initiating civil filing.
“ You must file a completed Civil Cover Sheet (JS-44) with all initiating documents (i.e.”