List of United States federal courthouses in Georgia

Following is a list of current and former courthouses 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 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. In the late 1800s to the middle 1900s, it was common for federal courthouses to double as United States Post Offices.

Lists of courthouses

District of Georgia

The District of Georgia was established on September 24, 1789 by the Judiciary Act of 1789. It was divided into a northern and southern district in 1848. On May 28, 1926 the Middle District of Georgia was established from portions of the North and Southern Districts.

Northern District of Georgia

The Northern District of Georgia was established on August 11, 1848.

List of federal courthouses of the Northern District of Georgia
LocationCourthouseDate completeImageStreet addressDates of useNotes
AtlantaElbert P. Tuttle U.S. Court of Appeals Bldg191156 Forsyth Street NW1911-1978Currently used for the United States Court of Appeals.
Richard B. Russell Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse197875 Spring Street SW1978-PresentNamed for Governor and U.S. Senator Richard Russell, Jr.
AthensU.S. Post Office and Courthouse19061906-1926Part of the Middle District of Georgia after 1926.
GainesvilleFederal Building and U.S. Courthouse (Gainesville, Georgia)1910126 Washington Street1910-PresentNRHP-listed (refnum 74000684)
NewnanLewis R. Morgan Federal Building & U.S. Courthouse18 Greenville StreetNamed for Court of Appeals judge Lewis Render Morgan.
RomeFloyd County Administration Building18961896-1978Still in existence.
NRHP-listed (refnum 80001067).
Became the Floyd County, Georgia county courthouse in 1978.
Currently an administration building.
197?600 East First Street197?-Present

Southern District of Georgia

The Southern District of Georgia was established on August 11, 1848.

List of federal courthouses of the Southern District of Georgia
LocationCourthouseDate completeImageStreet addressDates of useNotes
AlbanyUnited States Post Office and Courthouse (Albany, Georgia)1912337 West Broad Avenue1912-1926Still in existence.
Previously part of Southern District of Georgia.
AthensU.S. Post Office and Courthouse19061906-1926Part of the Middile District of Georgia after 1926.
AugustaUnited States Post Office and Courthouse (Augusta, Georgia)1916500 Ford StreetNRHP-listed (refnum 99001648)
BrunswickFrank M. Scarlett Federal Building1959805 Gloucester Street1959-PresentNamed for District Court judge Francis Muir Scarlett in 1975.
DublinJ. Roy Rowland Federal Courthouse1935100 North Franklin Street1935-PresentNamed for U.S. Rep. J. Roy Rowland.
Macon1887100 North Franklin Street1887-190?
William Augustus Bootle Federal Building & U.S. Courthouse1908475 Mulberry Street1908-1926Part of the Middle District of Georgia in 1926.
Renamed in 1998 for District Court judge William Augustus Bootle
Still in existence.
SavannahTomochichi Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse1899125 Bull Street1899-PresentNamed for Creek leader Tomochichi
NRHP-listed (refnum 74000663)
StatesboroPrince H. Preston Federal Building19??52 Main Street19??-PresentNamed for U.S. Rep. Prince Hulon Preston, Jr.
ValdostaUnited States Post Office and Courthouse (Valdosta, Georgia) (1910)19101910-1926Part of Middle District Court after 1926
Still in existence.
Valdosta City Hall since 1970.
WaycrossUnited States Post Office and Courthouse (Waycross, Georgia)1913605 Elizabeth Street1913-1975Still in existence
Currently vacant.
NRHP-listed (refnum 80001258)
1975601 Tebeau Street1975-Present

Middle District of Georgia

The Middle District of Georgia was established on May 28, 1926 from portions of the North and Southern District.

List of federal courthouses of the Middle District of Georgia
LocationCourthouseDate completeImageStreet addressDates of useNotes
AlbanyUnited States Post Office and Courthouse (Albany, Georgia)1912337 West Broad Avenue1926-19??Still in existence.
Previously part of Southern District of Georgia.
C. B. King U.S. Courthouse201 West Broad AvenueNamed for Pioneering African American lawyer C. B. King.
AthensU.S. Post Office and Courthouse19061926-1942Previously part of the Northern District of Georgia before 1926.
United States Post Office and Courthouse (Athens, Georgia, 1942)1942115 Hancock Avenue1942-Present
ColumbusU.S. Post Office and Courthouse1933120 12th Street1933-PresentNRHP-listed (refnum 80001207)
MaconWilliam Augustus Bootle Federal Building & U.S. Courthouse1908475 Mulberry Street1926-PresentPreviously part of the Southern District of Georgia.
Renamed in 1998 for District Court judge William Augustus Bootle.
ThomasvilleUnited States Courthouse and Post Office (Thomasville, Georgia)1962404 North Broad Street1962-Present
ValdostaUnited States Post Office and Courthouse (Valdosta, Georgia, 1910)19101926-1968Previously part of Southern District of Georgia.
Still in existence.
Valdosta City Hall since 1970.
United States Post Office and Courthouse (Valdosta, Georgia)1968401 N. Patterson Street1968-Present

Court of Appeals

When the court of appeals system was established on June 16, 1891 the northern and southern districts of Georgia were designated part of the Fifth Circuit. The federal court districts of Georgia became part of Eleventh Circuit when it was established on October 1, 1981.

List of federal courthouses of the court of appeals
LocationCourthouseDate completeImageStreet addressDates of useNotes
AtlantaElbert P. Tuttle U.S. Court of Appeals Bldg191156 Forsyth Street NWNamed for Court of Appeals judge Elbert Tuttle in 1989.
Part of the 11th Circuit.

See also

  • List of county courthouses in Georgia (U.S. state)

References

    • Historic federal courthouses in Georgia from the Federal Judicial Center
    • "Georgia Federal Buildings". General Services Administration.
    • U.S. Marshals Service Middle District of Georgia Courthouse Locations
    • U.S. Marshals Service Northern District of Georgia Courthouse Locations
    • U.S. Marshals Service Southern District of Georgia Courthouse Locations
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