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

Location	Courthouse	Date complete	Image	Street address	Dates of use	Notes
Atlanta	Elbert P. Tuttle U.S. Court of Appeals Bldg	1911		56 Forsyth Street NW	1911-1978	Currently used for the United States Court of Appeals.
	Richard B. Russell Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse	1978		75 Spring Street SW	1978-Present	Named for Governor and U.S. Senator Richard Russell, Jr.
Athens		1906			1906-1926	Part of the Middle District of Georgia after 1926.
Gainesville	Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse (Gainesville, Georgia)	1910		126 Washington Street	1910-Present	NRHP-listed (refnum 74000684)
Newnan				18 Greenville Street		Named for Court of Appeals judge Lewis Render Morgan.
Rome	Floyd County Administration Building	1896			1896-1978	Still in existence. NRHP-listed (refnum 80001067). Became the Floyd County, Georgia county courthouse in 1978. Currently an administration building.
		197?		600 East First Street	197?-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

Location	Courthouse	Date complete	Image	Street address	Dates of use	Notes
Albany	United States Post Office and Courthouse (Albany, Georgia)	1912		337 West Broad Avenue	1912-1926	Still in existence. Previously part of Southern District of Georgia.
Athens		1906			1906-1926	Part of the Middile District of Georgia after 1926.
Augusta	United States Post Office and Courthouse (Augusta, Georgia)	1916		500 Ford Street		NRHP-listed (refnum 99001648)
Brunswick	Frank M. Scarlett Federal Building	1959		805 Gloucester Street	1959-Present	Named for District Court judge Francis Muir Scarlett in 1975.
Dublin		1935		100 North Franklin Street	1935-Present	Named for U.S. Rep. J. Roy Rowland.
Macon		1887		100 North Franklin Street	1887-190?
	William Augustus Bootle Federal Building & U.S. Courthouse	1908		475 Mulberry Street	1908-1926	Part of the Middle District of Georgia in 1926. Renamed in 1998 for District Court judge William Augustus Bootle Still in existence.
Savannah	Tomochichi Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse	1899		125 Bull Street	1899-Present	Named for Creek leader Tomochichi NRHP-listed (refnum 74000663)
Statesboro		19??		52 Main Street	19??-Present	Named for U.S. Rep. Prince Hulon Preston, Jr.
Valdosta		1910			1910-1926	Part of Middle District Court after 1926 Still in existence. Valdosta City Hall since 1970.
Waycross	United States Post Office and Courthouse (Waycross, Georgia)	1913		605 Elizabeth Street	1913-1975	Still in existence Currently vacant. NRHP-listed (refnum 80001258)
		1975		601 Tebeau Street	1975-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

Location	Courthouse	Date complete	Image	Street address	Dates of use	Notes
Albany	United States Post Office and Courthouse (Albany, Georgia)	1912		337 West Broad Avenue	1926-19??	Still in existence. Previously part of Southern District of Georgia.
				201 West Broad Avenue		Named for Pioneering African American lawyer C. B. King.
Athens		1906			1926-1942	Previously part of the Northern District of Georgia before 1926.
		1942		115 Hancock Avenue	1942-Present
Columbus	U.S. Post Office and Courthouse	1933		120 12th Street	1933-Present	NRHP-listed (refnum 80001207)
Macon	William Augustus Bootle Federal Building & U.S. Courthouse	1908		475 Mulberry Street	1926-Present	Previously part of the Southern District of Georgia. Renamed in 1998 for District Court judge William Augustus Bootle.
Thomasville		1962		404 North Broad Street	1962-Present
Valdosta		1910			1926-1968	Previously part of Southern District of Georgia. Still in existence. Valdosta City Hall since 1970.
		1968		401 N. Patterson Street	1968-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

Location	Courthouse	Date complete	Image	Street address	Dates of use	Notes
Atlanta	Elbert P. Tuttle U.S. Court of Appeals Bldg	1911		56 Forsyth Street NW		Named 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[]

External links[]

• 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