Below are tables showing authorized positions for U.S. district judges, U.S. bankruptcy judges, and U.S. magistrate judges. While district and bankruptcy judgeships are authorized by congressional statute, magistrate judgeships are authorized by the Judicial Conference of the United States. For more detail regarding the authorization of these judgeships, see the Legislative History and Succession Chart(s) pages for each district court (see menu at right), Authorized Bankruptcy Judgeships, Authorized Magistrate Judgeships (by location), and Authorized Magistrate Judgeships (by fiscal year).
Further explanation is provided on this page where the numbers of U.S. district court judgeships for each district do not add up to the total number of such judgeships for the state. This situation occurred when Congress authorized a single judgeship to serve more than one judicial district.
Authorized District Judgeships |
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| Georgia District |
Northern District |
Middle District |
Southern District |
Total Judgeships |
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| September 24, 1789 1 Stat. 73 |
1 |
1 |
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| August 11, 1848 9 Stat. 280 (assigned the 1789 judgeship to the Northern and Southern Districts) |
1 |
1 |
1 |
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| April 25, 1882 22 Stat. 47 (authorized a new judgeship for the Northern District and assigned the 1789 judgeship to the Southern District exclusively) |
1 |
1 |
2 |
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| March 3, 1915 38 Stat. 959 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
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| December 13, 1918 Temporary judgeship expired |
1 |
1 |
2 |
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| February 25, 1919 (effective ca. July 31, 1919) 40 Stat. 1156 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
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| February 14, 1920 Temporary judgeship expired |
1 |
1 |
2 |
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| May 28, 1926 44 Stat. 670 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
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| May 24, 1940 54 Stat. 219 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
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| March 5, 1948 Temporary judgeship expired |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
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| March 29, 1949 63 Stat. 16 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
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| August 3, 1949 63 Stat. 493 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
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| May 19, 1961 75 Stat. 80 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
6 |
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| June 2, 1970 84 Stat. 294 |
6 |
2 |
2 |
10 |
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| October 20, 1978 92 Stat. 1629 |
11 |
2 |
3 |
16 |
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| July 10, 1984 98 Stat. 333 |
11 |
3 |
3 |
17 |
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| December 1, 1990 104 Stat. 5089 |
11 |
4 |
3 |
18 |
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Authorized Bankruptcy Judgeships |
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| Northern District |
Middle District |
Southern District |
Middle and Southern Districts |
Total Judgeships |
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| July 10, 1984 98 Stat. 336 |
4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| October 27, 1986 100 Stat. 3088 |
6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| August 26, 1992 106 Stat. 965 |
8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 13 |
| April 20, 2005 119 Stat. 196 |
8 | 3 | 3 (2 + 1 temporary) |
0 | 14 (13 + 1 temporary) |
Authorized Magistrate Judgeships (by location) |
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| Northern District | |||
| Location | Full-Time | Part-Time | |
| Atlanta | 1 (1971–1972) 2 (1973–1976) 3 (1977) 4 (1978–1984) 5 (1985–1998) 6 (1999–2001) 7 (2002–2018) 8 (2019–present) |
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| Gainesville | 1 (1995–present) | 1 (1971–1994) | |
| Newnan or LaGrange | 1 (1971–1984) | ||
| Rome | 1 (2002–present) | 1 (1971–2001) | |
| Total | 1 (1971–1972) 2 (1973–1976) 3 (1977) 4 (1978–1984) 5 (1985–1994) 6 (1995–1998) 7 (1999–2001) 9 (2002–2018) 10 (2019–present) |
3 (1971–1984) 2 (1985–1994) 1 (1995–2001) 0 (2002–present) |
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| Middle District | |||
| Location | Full-Time | Part-Time | Combination |
| Albany | 1 (1971–1992) | ||
| Albany or Macon | 1 (1993–present) | ||
| Athens | 1 (1971) 0 (1972–1974) 1 (1975–1983) |
deputy clerk-magistrate 1 (1972–1974) |
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| Columbus | 1 (2000–present) | 1 (1971–1999) | |
| Macon | 1 (1985–present) | 1 (1971–1984) | |
| Thomasville or Valdosta | 1 (1971) | ||
| Valdosta | 1 (1972–1988) | ||
| Total | 0 (1971–1984) 1 (1985–1992) 2 (1993–1999) 3 (2000–present) |
5 (1971) 4 (1972–1974) 5 (1975–1983) 4 (1984) 3 (1985–1988) 2 (1989–1992) 1 (1993–1999) 0 (2000–present) |
0 (1971) 1 (1972–1974) 0 (1975–present) |
| Southern District | |||
| Location | Full-Time | Part-Time | |
| Augusta | 1 (1978–present) | 1 (1971–1977) | |
| Brunswick or Waycross | 1 (1992–present) | 1 (1971–1991) | |
| Dublin or Statesboro | 1 (1988–1991) | ||
| Dublin or Swainsboro | 1 (1971–1987) | ||
| Hinesville | 1 (1971–1973) | ||
| Savannah | 1 (1981–present) | 1 (1971–1980) | |
| Total | 0 (1971–1977) 1 (1978–1980) 2 (1981–1991) 3 (1992–present) |
5 (1971–1973) 4 (1974–1977) 3 (1978–1980) 2 (1981–1991) 0 (1992–present) |
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Authorized Magistrate Judgeships (by fiscal year) |
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| Northern District | ||||||
| Fiscal Year(s) | Full-Time | Total | Part-Time | Total | ||
| 1971–1972 | Atlanta | 1 | Gainesville, LaGrange or Newnan, Rome | 3 | ||
| 1973–1976 | Atlanta (2) | 2 | Gainesville, LaGrange or Newnan, Rome | 3 | ||
| 1977 | Atlanta (3) | 3 | Gainesville, LaGrange or Newnan, Rome | 3 | ||
| 1978–1984 | Atlanta (4) | 4 | Gainesville, LaGrange or Newnan, Rome | 3 | ||
| 1985–1994 | Atlanta (5) | 5 | Gainesville, Rome | 2 | ||
| 1995–1998 | Atlanta (5), Gainesville | 6 | Rome | 1 | ||
| 1999–2001 | Atlanta (6), Gainesville | 7 | Rome | 1 | ||
| 2002–2018 | Atlanta (7), Gainesville, Rome | 9 | 0 | |||
| 2019–present | Atlanta (8), Gainesville, Rome | 10 | 0 | |||
| Middle District | ||||||
| Fiscal Year(s) | Full-Time | Total | Part-Time | Total | Combination | Total |
| 1971 | 0 | Albany, Athens, Columbus, Macon, Thomasville or Valdosta | 5 | 0 | ||
| 1972–1974 | 0 | Albany, Columbus, Macon, Valdosta | 4 | Athens (deputy clerk-magistrate) | 1 | |
| 1975–1983 | 0 | Albany, Athens, Columbus, Macon, Valdosta | 5 | 0 | ||
| 1984 | 0 | Albany, Columbus, Macon, Valdosta | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1985–1988 | Macon | 1 | Albany, Columbus, Valdosta | 3 | 0 | |
| 1989–1992 | Macon | 1 | Albany, Columbus | 2 | 0 | |
| 1993–1999 | Albany or Macon, Macon | 2 | Columbus | 1 | 0 | |
| 2000–present | Albany or Macon, Columbus, Macon | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Southern District | ||||||
| Fiscal Year(s) | Full-Time | Total | Part-Time | Total | ||
| 1971–1973 | 0 | Augusta, Brunswick or Waycross, Dublin or Swainsboro, Hinesville, Savannah | 5 | |||
| 1974–1977 | 0 | Augusta, Brunswick or Waycross, Dublin or Swainsboro, Savannah | 4 | |||
| 1978–1980 | Augusta | 1 | Brunswick or Waycross, Dublin or Swainsboro, Savannah | 3 | ||
| 1981–1987 | Augusta, Savannah | 2 | Brunswick or Waycross, Dublin or Swainsboro | 2 | ||
| 1988–1991 | Augusta, Savannah | 2 | Brunswick or Waycross, Dublin or Statesboro | 2 | ||
| 1992–present | Augusta, Brunswick or Waycross, Savannah | 3 | 0 | |||