U.S. Department
of Justice
Former United States Attorneys For The Southern District Of Georgia
| U.S. Attorney | Years Served |
|---|---|
| Matthew McAllister | 1789-1797 |
| Charles Jackson | 1797-1798 |
| George Woodruff | 1798-1802 |
| David B. Mitchell | 1802-1804 |
| William B. Bullock | 1804-1813 |
| Charles Harris | 1813-1815 |
| William Davies | 1815-1819 |
| Richard W. Habersham | 1819-1827 |
| Matthew H. McAllister | 1827-1835 |
| Robert M. Charlton | 1835-1836 |
| William H. Stiles | 1836-1838 |
| John E. Ward | 1838-1839 |
| Robert M. Charlton | 1839-1840 |
| Solomon Cohen | 1840-1842 |
| Alexander Drysdale | 1842-1844 |
| Richard A. Cuyler | 1844 |
| Henry R. Jackson | 1844 |
| Henry Williams | 1850-1853 |
| George S. Owens | 1853-1856 |
| George A. Gordon | 1856-1857 |
| Joseph Ganahl | 1857-1860 |
| Hamilton Gouper | 1860 |
| John D. Pope | 1870-1876 |
| Henry P. Farrow | 1876-1880 |
| John S. Bigby | 1880-1883 |
| Sion A. Darnell | 1882-1886 |
| Dupont Guerry | 1886-1901 |
| Marion Erwin | 1901-1912 |
| Alexander Akerman | 1912-1914 |
| Earl M. Donalson | 1914-1919 |
| John W. Bennett | 1919-1922 |
| F. G. Boatright | 1922-1927 |
| Charles L. Redding | 1927-1932 |
| Walter W. Sheppard | 1932-1933 |
| Charles L. Redding | 1933 |
| J. Saxton Daniel | 1933-1953 |
| William C. Calhoun | 1953-1961 |
| Donald H. Fraser | 1961-1969 |
| R. Jackson B. Smith, Jr. | 1969-1977 |
| William T. Moore, Jr. | 1977-1981 |
| Hinton R. Pierce | 1981-1992 |
| Jay D. Gardner* | 1992-1994 |
| Harry D. Dixon, Jr. | 1994-2001 |
| Richard S. Thompson | 2001-2004 |
| Paul Murphy* | 2004 |
| Lisa Godbey Wood | 2004-2007 |
| Edmund A. Booth, Jr. | 2007-2009 |
| Edward J. Tarver | 2009-2017 |
| Bobby Christine | 2017-2021 |
| David H. Estes* | 2021-2023 |
| Jill E. Steinberg | 2023-2025 |
| Tara M. Lyons | 2025 |
*AG or Court-Appointed U. S. Attorney
Updated August 20, 2025