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James Larry Edmondson

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. Senior status since July 15, 2012.

Confirmed by voice voteConfirmed from the official record
Appointed by
Ronald Reagan
Nominated
March 26, 1986
Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
April 16, 1986
Committee action
Reported (favorably), April 24, 1986
Senate vote
Voice vote, no count printed
Confirmed
April 29, 1986
Commissioned
May 7, 1986
Senior status
Since July 15, 2012
American Bar Association rating
Qualified

Born 1947, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it.

Source: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal Judges · This judge’s entry. Our copy saved October 16, 2026, fingerprint 92b677f26553b479.

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Career, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it

  • Law clerk, Hon. Sidney O. Smith, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia, 1971-1973
  • Private practice, Jasper, Georgia, 1973
  • Private practice, Lawrenceville, Georgia, 1973-1986
  • Instructor, University of Georgia School of Law, 1975-1984
  • Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 2002-2009

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