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William Bootle
William Augustus Bootle (1902-2005) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia.
Bootle was nominated by President Dwight Eisenhower on May 3, 1954, to a seat vacated by Abraham Conger; he was confirmed by the Senate on May 18, 1954, and received his commission on May 20th. He served as chief judge from 1961 until he assumed senior status on March 11, 1972. He served until his death on January 25, 2005. Bootle was succeeded in this position by Wilbur Owens.
Early life and education
- Mercer University, A.B., 1924
- Mercer University School of Law, LL.B., 1925
Professional career
- Private practice, Macon, Georgia, 1925-1928
- Part-time professor, Mercer University, 1926-1937
- Assistant U.S. attorney, Macon, Georgia, 1928-1929
- U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia, 1929-1933
- Private practice, Macon, Georgia, 1933-1954
- Acting dean and part-time professor, Mercer University, 1933-1937
Judicial career
Middle District of Georgia
Bootle was nominated by President Dwight Eisenhower on May 3, 1954, to a seat vacated by Abraham Conger;[1] he was confirmed by the Senate on May 18, 1954, and received his commission on May 20th. He served as chief judge from 1961 until he assumed senior status on March 11, 1972. He served until his death on January 25, 2005. Bootle was succeeded in this position by Wilbur Owens.
External links
- Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
Footnotes
- ↑ Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Abraham Conger |
Middle District of Georgia 1954–1972 Seat #2 |
Succeeded by: Wilbur Owens
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| 1953 |
Boldt • Bruchhausen • Cecil • Dawkins, Jr. • Grooms • Hamlin • Hoffman • Knoch • Schnackenberg • Warren • Willson | ||
| 1954 |
Aldrich • Anderson • Bastian • Bicks • Bootle • Boreman • Breitenstein • Brooks • Cecil • Chambers • Choate • Christensen • Connell • Danaher • Dawson • Day • Fee • Freeman • Halbert • Harlan • Hincks • Hoffman • Holder • Hunter • Ingraham • Laramore • Kent • Lemmon • Lord • McGarraghy • Mickelson • Miller • Palmieri • Parkinson • Rogers • Ross • Stewart • Taylor • Thomsen • Tuttle • Van Oosterhout • Vogel • Walsh • Whittaker • Wilson | ||
| 1955 |
Alger • Brown • Cameron • Clarke • Davies • Devitt • East • Estes • Grubb • Harlan • Jertberg • Jones • Lumbard • McIlvaine • Miller • Register • Sorg • Van Dusen • Waterman • Watkins • Wortendyke • Wright | ||
| 1956 |
Barnes • Bryan • Burger • Cashin • Hamley • Herlands • Johnson • Juergens • Kerr • Kraft • Levet • Lewis • Lieb • Mercer • Morgan • Rich • Rizley • Robinson • Smith • Sobeloff • Weick • Whittaker | ||
| 1957 |
Arraj • Breitenstein • Brennan • Egan • Gignoux • Grant • Hastings • Haynsworth • Hicklin • Jameson • Layton • Moore • O'Sullivan • Parkinson • Richardson • Sirica • Stanley • Thompson • Van Pelt • Weber • Whittaker • Wisdom • Zavatt | ||
| 1958 |
Beck • Burke • Carswell • Clayton • Hamlin • Henley • Jertberg • Knoch • Martin • Matthes • Miner • Morrill • Poos • Robson • Stanley • Steel • Stewart • Wollenberg | ||
| 1959 |
Aldrich • Bartels • Blackmun • Boreman • Butler • Castle • Cecil • Crocker • Dalton • Field • Fisher • Forman • Friendly • Hart • Henderson • Henley • Julian • Kalbfleisch • Kilkenny • Koelsch • Kunzel • MacMahon • Merrill • Metzner • Powell • Smith • Sweigert • Walsh • Weick • Weinman • Wood • Worley • Young | ||
| 1960 |
Caffrey • Chilson • Durfee • Hodge • Kaess • Lane • Lewis • Mishler • O'Sullivan • Paul • Smith • Stephenson • Tavares • Timbers | ||
