Lisa Godbey Wood
Judge of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review
Assumed office
November 1, 2023
Appointed byJohn Roberts
Preceded byRobert Lowell Miller Jr.
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia
In office
May 5, 2010 – May 5, 2017
Preceded byWilliam Theodore Moore Jr.
Succeeded byJames Randal Hall
Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia
Assumed office
February 8, 2007
Appointed byGeorge W. Bush
Preceded byDudley Hollingsworth Bowen Jr.
United States Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia
In office
July 2004[1] – February 2007
PresidentGeorge W. Bush
Preceded byRichard S. Thompson[2]
Succeeded byEdmund A. Booth, Jr.[3]
Personal details
Born
Lisa Sue Godbey[4]

(1963-01-28) January 28, 1963 (age 61)
Lexington, Kentucky
Political partyRepublican
SpouseRichard V. Wood[4]
EducationUniversity of Georgia (BA, JD)

Lisa Godbey Wood (born January 28, 1963) is an American lawyer who has served as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia since 2007, serving as chief judge from 2010 to 2017. In November 2023, she was designated by Chief Justice John Roberts to serve as a judge of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review.

Education and career

Born in Lexington, Kentucky, Wood received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Georgia in 1985 and a Juris Doctor from the University of Georgia School of Law in 1990.[5]

From 1985 to 1986 she was the press secretary and later campaign advisor for Georgia Congressman Pat Swindall. From 1986 to 1987 she was a consultant to the Educational Improvement Project. In 1987 she was a career trainee for the Central Intelligence Agency. From 1988 to 1989 she was a summer law clerk for three different law firms. In 1989 she was a teaching assistant at the University of Georgia Business School.

She was a law clerk for Judge Anthony Alaimo of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia in 1990.[6] She was in private practice in Brunswick, Georgia from 1991 to 2004. She was a magistrate judge (part-time), Glynn County Magistrate Court, Georgia from 1998 to 2000.[6] She was the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia from 2004 to 2007.

Federal judicial service

On January 7, 2009, President George W. Bush nominated Wood to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia, to a seat vacated by Dudley Hollingsworth Bowen Jr.[7][8] She was confirmed by the United States Senate on January 30, 2007,[9] and received her commission on February 8, 2007. She served as chief judge from 2010[10] to 2017. When Wood assumed that role, she became the first woman ever to serve as chief judge for the Southern District of Georgia.[10][11] On November 1, 2023, she was designated by Chief Justice John Roberts to serve as a judge of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review.[12]

References

  1. ^ "Isakson, Chambliss Urge Swift Approval of Lisa Godbey Wood to Serve as Federal Judge for Southern District of Georgia - News Releases - - U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson". October 26, 2019. Archived from the original on 2019-10-26.
  2. ^ Senate, United States Congress (June 3, 2004). "Journal of the Executive Proceedings of the Senate of the United States of America". order of the Senate of the United States – via Google Books.
  3. ^ "Edmund A. Booth, Jr., Of Counsel – Crowder Stewart LLP". October 26, 2019. Archived from the original on 2019-10-26.
  4. ^ a b Confirmation hearings on federal appointments : hearings before the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, One Hundred Ninth Congress, first session. pt.6 (2006) Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  5. ^ "Lisa Godbey Wood". spia.uga.edu. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
  6. ^ a b "Isakson, Chambliss Urge Swift Approval of Lisa Godbey Wood to Serve as Federal Judge for Southern District of Georgia". sakson.senate.gov. September 12, 2006. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
  7. ^ "U.S. Circuit and District Court Nominations by President George W. Bush During the 107th-109th Congresses" (PDF). fas.org. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
  8. ^ Skutch, Jan (June 14, 2006). "White House call may bring new judge". Savannah Morning News. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
  9. ^ "Isakson, Chambliss Praise Confirmation of Lisa Godbey Wood to Serve as Federal Judge for Southern District of Georgia". isakson.senate.gov. January 30, 2007. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
  10. ^ a b Stepzinski, Teresa (May 5, 2010). "Wood becomes chief judge of the Southern District of Georgia". jacksonville.com. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
  11. ^ Johnson, Emily B. (October 6, 2016). "U.S. District Court Chief Judge to deliver Signature Lecture on sentencing". news.uga.edu. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
  12. ^ "Current Membership - Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review | Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court | United States". www.fisc.uscourts.gov. Retrieved November 24, 2023.

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Legal offices Preceded byDudley Hollingsworth Bowen Jr. Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia 2007–present Incumbent Preceded byWilliam Theodore Moore Jr. Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia 2010–2017 Succeeded byJames Randal Hall Preceded byRobert Lowell Miller Jr. Judge of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review 2023–present Incumbent
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