Charles A. Pannell Jr. | |
|---|---|
| Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia | |
| 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] January 24, 1946 [1] DeKalb County, Georgia, U.S. |
| Spouse | Kate [2] |
| Education | University of Georgia ( AB, JD) |
| 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
Pannell was born in DeKalb County, Georgia. He 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]
References
- ^ a b Reports of Cases Decided in the Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia (1997) - page 35
- ^ Confirmation hearings on federal appointments : hearings before the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, One Hundred Sixth Congress, first session, on confirmation of appointees to the federal judiciary. pt.1 (2000)
- ^ Charles A. Pannell Jr. at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
Sources
- Charles A. Pannell Jr. at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- 1946 births
- Living people
- 20th-century American judges
- 21st-century American judges
- Assistant United States Attorneys
- District attorneys in Georgia (U.S. state)
- Georgia (U.S. state) state court judges
- Judges of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
- People from DeKalb County, Georgia
- Superior court judges in the United States
- United States Army Judge Advocate General's Corps
- United States district court judges appointed by Bill Clinton
- United States Army colonels
- United States Army reservists
- University of Georgia alumni
- University of Georgia School of Law alumni