J. Owen Forrester

Judge J. Owen Forrester

Personal

Birthday:

4/27/1939

Birthplace:

Columbus, GA

Date of Death:

7/1/2014

Place of Death:

Atlanta, GA

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Staff attorney, Callaway for Governor Committee, Georgia, 1966-1967
Private practice, Atlanta, Georgia, 1967-1969
Assistant U.S. attorney, Northern District of Georgia, 1969-1976

Education

Name of School:

Georgia Institute of Technology

Degree:

B.S.

Degree Year:

1961

Name of School - Second:

Emory University School of Law

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Degree - Second:

LL.B.

Degree Year - Second:

1966

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia

Court Name:

Georgia Northern District Court

President Nominating:

Ronald Reagan

Party Affiliation of President:

Republican

Commission Date:

12/10/1981

Retirement from Active Service:

4/27/2004

Termination Date:

7/1/2014

Termination Reason:

Death

Bankruptcy and Magistrate Services:

U.S. Magistrate, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia, 1976-1981