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