Charles A. Pannell Jr.
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
Incumbent
Assumed office January 31, 2013
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
In office October 26, 1999 – January 31, 2013
Appointed by	Bill Clinton
Preceded by	Frank M. Hull
Succeeded by	Eleanor L. Ross
Judge of the Conasauga Judicial Circuit, Georgia Superior Court
In office 1979–1999
District Attorney of the Conasauga Judicial Circuit, Georgia Superior Court
In office 1977–1979
Personal details
Born	Charles Adam Pannell, Jr.[1] (1946-01-24) January 24, 1946 (age 78)[1] DeKalb County, Georgia
Spouse	Kate[2]
Education	University of Georgia (A.B.) University of Georgia School of Law (J.D.)
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Army
Years of service	1971-1997
Rank	Colonel
Unit	J.A.G. Corps

Charles Adam Pannell Jr. (born January 24, 1946) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia.

Education and career

Born in DeKalb County, Georgia, Pannell received an Artium Baccalaureus degree from the University of Georgia in 1967 and a Juris Doctor from the University of Georgia School of Law in 1970. He was in the United States Army Reserves in the Judge Advocate General's Corps from 1971 to 1997. He was an Assistant United States Attorney of the Northern District of Georgia from 1971 to 1972, and in private practice in Georgia from 1972 to 1976. He was a special assistant attorney general of the State of Georgia from 1974 to 1976, and then a district attorney of Georgia's Conasauga Judicial Circuit from 1977 to 1979. He was a Superior court judge of the Conasauga Judicial Circuit from 1979 to 1999.

Federal judicial service

On July 14, 1999, Pannell was nominated by President Bill Clinton to a seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia vacated by Frank M. Hull. Pannell was confirmed by the United States Senate on October 15, 1999, and received his commission on October 26, 1999. Pannell assumed senior status on January 31, 2013.^[3]