Berry Avant Edenfield

Berry Avant Edenfield (August 2, 1934 – May 9, 2015) was a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia.

Berry Avant Edenfield
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia
In office
August 2, 2006  May 9, 2015
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia
In office
1990–1997
Preceded byAnthony A. Alaimo
Succeeded byDudley Hollingsworth Bowen Jr.
Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia
In office
October 11, 1978  August 2, 2006
Appointed byJimmy Carter
Preceded byAlexander Atkinson Lawrence Jr.
Succeeded byJames Randal Hall
Member of the Georgia State Senate from the 4th District
In office
January 1965  January 1967
Preceded byClinton Oliver
Succeeded byJoe Kennedy
Personal details
Born
Berry Avant Edenfield

(1934-08-02)August 2, 1934
Bulloch County, Georgia
DiedMay 9, 2015(2015-05-09) (aged 80)
Savannah, Georgia
Political partyDemocratic
EducationUniversity of Georgia (BBA)
University of Georgia School of Law (LLB)

Early years and education

Born in Bulloch County, Georgia, Edenfield received a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Georgia in 1956 and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Georgia School of Law in 1958. He was in the United States Army, Georgia National Guard from 1957 to 1963. He was in private practice in Statesboro, Georgia, from 1958 to 1978.[1]

Legislative

Edenfield was elected to the Georgia State Senate, from Bulloch, County, representing the 4th District in 1964. He took office in January 1965, serving with South Georgia State Senator, Jimmy Carter.[2] Edenfield served one term, until January 1967.

Federal judicial service

On September 27, 1978, Edenfield was nominated by President Jimmy Carter to a seat on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia vacated by Judge Alexander Atkinson Lawrence Jr. Edenfield was confirmed by the United States Senate on October 10, 1978, and received his commission on October 11, 1978. He served as Chief Judge from 1990 to 1997, and assumed senior status on August 2, 2006, serving in that status until his death.[1]

Death

Edenfield died May 9, 2015, aged 80, at Candler Hospital in Savannah, Georgia, from metastatic lung cancer.[3][4]

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Legal offices
Preceded by
Alexander Atkinson Lawrence Jr.
Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia
1978–2006
Succeeded by
James Randal Hall
Preceded by
Anthony A. Alaimo
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia
1990–1997
Succeeded by
Dudley Hollingsworth Bowen Jr.
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