List of United States federal courthouses in Georgia
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Following is a list of current and former courthouse
s of the United States federal court system located in Georgia
. Each entry indicates the name of the building along with an image, if available, its location and the jurisdiction it covers, the dates during which it was used for each such jurisdiction, and, if applicable the person for whom it was named, and the date of renaming. Dates of use will not necessarily correspond with the dates of construction or demolition of a building, as pre-existing structures may be adapted or court use, and former court buildings may later be put to other uses. Also, the official name of the building may be changed at some point after its use as a federal court building has been initiated.
Courthouse
A courthouse is a building that is home to a local court of law and often the regional county government as well, although this is not the case in some larger cities. The term is common in North America. In most other English speaking countries, buildings which house courts of law are simply...
s of the United States federal court system located in Georgia
Georgia (U.S. state)
Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...
. Each entry indicates the name of the building along with an image, if available, its location and the jurisdiction it covers, the dates during which it was used for each such jurisdiction, and, if applicable the person for whom it was named, and the date of renaming. Dates of use will not necessarily correspond with the dates of construction or demolition of a building, as pre-existing structures may be adapted or court use, and former court buildings may later be put to other uses. Also, the official name of the building may be changed at some point after its use as a federal court building has been initiated.
Courthouses
| Courthouse | City | Image | Street address | Jurisdiction | Dates of use | Named for |
| C. B. King U.S. Courthouse | Albany Albany, Georgia Albany is a city in and the county seat of Dougherty County, Georgia, United States, in the southwestern part of the state. It is the principal city of the Albany, Georgia metropolitan area and the southwest part of the state. The population was 77,434 at the 2010 U.S. Census, making it the... |
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201 West Broad Avenue | M.D. Ga. United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia The U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia is a United States District Court which serves the residents of sixty-nine counties from seven divisions from its headquarters in Macon, Georgia.... |
?-present | Pioneering African American lawyer C. B. King |
| U.S. Post Office and Courthouse† | Athens Athens, Georgia Athens-Clarke County is a consolidated city–county in U.S. state of Georgia, in the northeastern part of the state, comprising the former City of Athens proper and Clarke County. The University of Georgia is located in this college town and is responsible for the initial growth of the city... |
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? | S.D. Ga. United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia The United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia is a United States District Court which serves the residents of forty-six counties... M.D. Ga. United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia The U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia is a United States District Court which serves the residents of sixty-nine counties from seven divisions from its headquarters in Macon, Georgia.... |
1906-1926 1926-1942 |
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| U.S. Post Office and Courthouse | Athens Athens, Georgia Athens-Clarke County is a consolidated city–county in U.S. state of Georgia, in the northeastern part of the state, comprising the former City of Athens proper and Clarke County. The University of Georgia is located in this college town and is responsible for the initial growth of the city... |
115 Hancock Avenue | M.D. Ga. United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia The U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia is a United States District Court which serves the residents of sixty-nine counties from seven divisions from its headquarters in Macon, Georgia.... |
1942-present | n/a | |
| Elbert P. Tuttle U.S. Court of Appeals Bldg Elbert P. Tuttle United States Court of Appeals Building The Elbert P. Tuttle U.S. Court of Appeals Building, also known as U.S. Post Office and Courthouse, is a historic Renaissance Revival style courthouse located in the Fairlie-Poplar district of Downtown Atlanta in Fulton County, Georgia... † |
Atlanta Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in... |
56 Forsyth Street NW | 11th Cir. United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit is a federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the district courts in the following districts:* Middle District of Alabama... |
?-present | Court of Appeals judge Elbert Tuttle Elbert Tuttle Elbert Parr Tuttle , one of the "Fifth Circuit Four", and a liberal Republican from Georgia, was chief judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit from 1960 to 1967, when that court became known for a series of decisions crucial in advancing the civil rights of African-Americans... (1989) |
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| Richard B. Russell Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse | Atlanta Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in... |
75 Spring Street SW | N.D. Ga. United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia The United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia is a United States District Court which serves the residents of forty-six counties... |
?-present | Governor and U.S. Senator Richard Russell, Jr. Richard Russell, Jr. Richard Brevard Russell, Jr. was a Democratic Party politician from the southeastern state of Georgia. He served as state governor from 1931 to 1933 and United States senator from 1933 to 1971.... |
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| U.S. Courthouse | Augusta Augusta, Georgia Augusta is a consolidated city in the U.S. state of Georgia, located along the Savannah River. As of the 2010 census, the Augusta–Richmond County population was 195,844 not counting the unconsolidated cities of Hephzibah and Blythe.Augusta is the principal city of the Augusta-Richmond County... |
500 Ford Street | S.D. Ga. United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia is a United States District Court which serves the residents of thirty-four counties in Georgia through six divisions.... |
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| Frank M. Scarlett Federal Building Frank M. Scarlett Federal Building The Frank M. Scarlett Federal Building is a federal building of the United States located at 805 Gloucester Street in Brunswick, Georgia. Completed in 1959, it houses both a United States Post Office, and operations of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia... |
Brunswick Brunswick, Georgia Brunswick is the major urban and economic center in southeastern Georgia in the United States. The municipality is located on a harbor near the Atlantic Ocean, approximately 30 miles north of Florida and 70 miles south of South Carolina. Brunswick is bordered on the east by the Atlantic... |
805 Gloucester Street | S.D. Ga. United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia is a United States District Court which serves the residents of thirty-four counties in Georgia through six divisions.... |
?-present | District Court judge Francis Muir Scarlett Francis Muir Scarlett Francis Muir Scarlett was a United States federal judge.Born in Brunswick, Georgia, Scarlett received an LL.B. from the University of Georgia School of Law in 1913. He was in private practice in Brunswick from 1913 to 1946... |
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| U.S. Post Office and Courthouse† | Columbus Columbus, Georgia Columbus is a city in and the county seat of Muscogee County, Georgia, United States, with which it is consolidated. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 189,885. It is the principal city of the Columbus, Georgia metropolitan area, which, in 2009, had an estimated population of 292,795... |
120 12th Street | M.D. Ga. United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia The U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia is a United States District Court which serves the residents of sixty-nine counties from seven divisions from its headquarters in Macon, Georgia.... |
1933-present | n/a | |
| J. Roy Rowland Federal Courthouse | Dublin Dublin, Georgia Dublin is a city in Laurens County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 16,201. The city is the county seat of Laurens County.-History:The original settlement was named after the city Dublin, Ireland.... |
100 North Franklin Street | S.D. Ga. United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia is a United States District Court which serves the residents of thirty-four counties in Georgia through six divisions.... |
1935-present | U.S. Rep. J. Roy Rowland J. Roy Rowland James Roy Rowland, Jr. is an American politician and physician from Georgia.Rowland attended Wrightsville High School and graduated in 1943. He then attended Emory at Oxford in Oxford, Georgia in 1943, South Georgia College in Douglas, Georgia in 1946 and the University of Georgia in Athens from... |
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| William Augustus Bootle Federal Building & U.S. Courthouse William Augustus Bootle Federal Building and United States Courthouse The William Augustus Bootle Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse is a courthouse of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia. Completed in 1908, it initially served as a courthouse of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia, until the... |
Macon Macon, Georgia Macon is a city located in central Georgia, US. Founded at the fall line of the Ocmulgee River, it is part of the Macon metropolitan area, and the county seat of Bibb County. A small portion of the city extends into Jones County. Macon is the biggest city in central Georgia... |
475 Mulberry Street | M.D. Ga. United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia The U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia is a United States District Court which serves the residents of sixty-nine counties from seven divisions from its headquarters in Macon, Georgia.... |
?-present | District Court judge William Augustus Bootle William Augustus Bootle William Augustus Bootle was an American attorney and jurist noted for helping oversee desegregation in the Southern United States.-Early life and education:... (1998) |
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| Tomochichi Federal Building & U.S. Courthouse Tomochichi Federal Building and United States Courthouse The Tomochichi Federal Building and United States Courthouse is a courthouse of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia located in Savannah, Georgia. It was built between 1894 and 1899, and substantially enlarged in 1932... † |
Savannah Savannah, Georgia Savannah is the largest city and the county seat of Chatham County, in the U.S. state of Georgia. Established in 1733, the city of Savannah was the colonial capital of the Province of Georgia and later the first state capital of Georgia. Today Savannah is an industrial center and an important... |
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125 Bull Street | S.D. Ga. United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia is a United States District Court which serves the residents of thirty-four counties in Georgia through six divisions.... |
1899-present | Creek leader Tomochichi Tomochichi Tomochichi was a seventeenth century Creek leader and the head chief of a Yamacraw town on the site of present day Savannah, Georgia. He remains a prominent character of early Georgia history... (2005) |
| Prince H. Preston Federal Building | Statesboro Statesboro, Georgia Statesboro is a city in southeast Georgia, United States, and is the county seat and most populous city of Bulloch County. Statesboro has a population of 28,422 and the Statesboro, GA Micropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 70,217... |
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52 Main Street | S.D. Ga. United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia is a United States District Court which serves the residents of thirty-four counties in Georgia through six divisions.... |
?-present | U.S. Rep. Prince Hulon Preston, Jr. Prince Hulon Preston, Jr. Prince Hulon Preston, Jr. was an American politician, educator and lawyer.Preston was born in Monroe, Georgia. He graduated from the University of Georgia School of Law in Athens and was admitted to the Georgia state bar in 1930... |
| U.S. Courthouse & Post Office | Thomasville Thomasville, Georgia Thomasville is the county seat of Thomas County, Georgia, United States. The city is the second largest in Southwest Georgia after Albany.The city deems itself the City of Roses and holds an annual Rose Festival. The town features plantations open to the public, a historic downtown, a large... |
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404 North Broad Street | M.D. Ga. United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia The U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia is a United States District Court which serves the residents of sixty-nine counties from seven divisions from its headquarters in Macon, Georgia.... |
1962-present | n/a |
| U.S. Post Office and Courthouse | Valdosta Valdosta, Georgia Valdosta is the county seat of Lowndes County, Georgia, United States. It is the principal city of the Valdosta Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2010 Census, the city had a total population of 54,518. The Valdosta metropolitan area, according to the 2010 estimate, has a population of 139,588... |
401 N. Patterson Street | M.D. Ga. United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia The U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia is a United States District Court which serves the residents of sixty-nine counties from seven divisions from its headquarters in Macon, Georgia.... |
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| U.S. Courthouse U.S. Post Office and Courthouse (Waycross, Georgia) The U.S. Post Office and Courthouse in Waycross, Georgia was built in 1911. It reflects Renaissance architecture and "Romano-Tuscan" architecture. It served historically as a courthouse of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia and as a post office. The building... |
Waycross Waycross, Georgia Waycross is the county seat of, and only incorporated city in, Ware County in the U.S. state of Georgia. The population was 14,725 at the 2010 Census. A small portion of the city extends into Pierce County. According the U.S... |
601 Tebeau Street | S.D. Ga. United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia is a United States District Court which serves the residents of thirty-four counties in Georgia through six divisions.... |
1926-1975 Built in 1913; currently vacant. |
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| † | Listed on the National Register of Historic Places National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation... (NRHP) |
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| †† | NRHP-listed and also designated as a National Historic Landmark National Historic Landmark A National Historic Landmark is a building, site, structure, object, or district, that is officially recognized by the United States government for its historical significance... |