§90 Georgia

Summary

Georgia is split into three federal judicial districts called the Northern, Middle, and Southern Districts. Each district is broken into divisions where federal court is held. The Northern District has four divisions: Gainesville (16 counties: Banks, Barrow, Dawson, Fannin, Forsyth, Gilmer, Habersham, Hall, Jackson, Lumpkin, Pickens, Rabun, Stephens, Towns, Union, White) with court at Gainesville; Atlanta (10 counties: Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, De Kalb, Douglas, Fulton, Gwinnett, Henry, Newton, Rockdale) with court at Atlanta; Rome (11 counties: Bartow, Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Floyd, Gordon, Murray, Paulding, Polk, Walker, Whitfield) with court at Rome; and Newnan (9 counties: Carroll, Coweta, Fayette, Haralson, Heard, Meriwether, Pike, Spalding, Troup) with court at Newnan. The Middle District has seven divisions: Athens (10 counties: Clarke, Elbert, Franklin, Greene, Hart, Madison, Morgan, Oconee, Oglethorpe, Walton) at Athens; Macon (18 counties: Baldwin, Bibb, Bleckley, Butts, Crawford, Hancock, Houston, Jasper, Jones, Lamar, Monroe, Peach, Pulaski, Putnam, Twiggs, Upson, Washington, Wilkinson) at Macon; Columbus (10 counties: Chattahoochee, Clay, Harris, Marion, Muscogee, Quitman, Randolph, Stewart, Talbot, Taylor) at Columbus; Americus (10 counties: Ben Hill, Crisp, Dooly, Lee, Macon, Schley, Sumter, Terrell, Webster, Wilcox) at Americus; Albany (8 counties: Baker, Calhoun, Dougherty, Early, Miller, Mitchell, Turner, Worth) at Albany; Valdosta (8 counties: Berrien, Clinch, Cook, Echols, Irwin, Lanier, Lowndes, Tift) at Valdosta; and Thomasville (6 counties: Brooks, Colquitt, Decatur, Grady, Seminole, Thomas) at Thomasville. The Southern District has six divisions: Augusta (10 counties: Burke, Columbia, Glascock, Jefferson, Lincoln, McDuffie, Richmond, Taliaferro, Warren, Wilkes) at Augusta; Dublin (7 counties: Dodge, Johnson, Laurens, Montgomery, Telfair, Treutlen, Wheeler) at Dublin; Savannah (4 counties: Bryan, Chatham, Effingham, Liberty) at Savannah; Waycross (7 counties: Atkinson, Bacon, Brantley, Charlton, Coffee, Pierce, Ware) at Waycross; Brunswick (7 counties: Appling, Camden, Glynn, Jeff Davis, Long, McIntosh, Wayne) at Brunswick; and Statesboro (8 counties: Bulloch, Candler, Emanuel, Evans, Jenkins, Screven, Tattnall, Toombs) at Statesboro.