Hugh Lawson

Personal

Birthday: 
1941
Birthplace: 
Hawkinsville, GA
Race or Ethnicity: 
White
Gender: 
Male
Prior Employment: 

Private practice, Hawkinsville, Georgia, 1965-1979
Judge, Superior Court of Georgia, Oconee Judicial Circuit, 1979-1995

Education

Name of School: 
Emory University
Degree: 
B.A.
Degree Year: 
1963
Name of School - Second: 

Emory University School of Law

Emory Law is dedicated to integrative, international, and interdisciplinary legal study. We are committed to promoting scholarly excellence in a diverse community. We educate leaders in society based on our common quest for knowledge, pursuit of public service, and advocacy for justice.

Degree - Second: 
J.D.
Degree Year - Second: 
1964

Judicial Career

Court Name: 
U. S. District Court, Middle District of Georgia
Court Name: 

Georgia Middle District Court

President Nominating: 
William J. Clinton
Party Affiliation of President: 
Democratic
Commission Date: 
12/26/1995
Retirement from Active Service: 
12/31/2008