J. Owen Forrester
1939–2014 · Columbus, GA
Judicial Service
| Court | Title | Appointed By | Commissioned | Termination |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia | Judge | Ronald Reagan (Republican) | Dec 10, 1981 | Death, Jul 1, 2014 |
Education
- Georgia Institute of Technology, B.S., 1961
- Emory University School of Law, LL.B., 1966
Professional Career
Staff attorney, Callaway for Governor Committee, Georgia, 1966-1967; Private practice, Atlanta, Georgia, 1967-1969; Assistant U.S. attorney, Northern District of Georgia, 1969-1976; Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 2003-2005
Other Federal Judicial Service
- U.S. Magistrate, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, 1976-1981
Opinions on This Site
82 opinions from 1978 to 2012
- Reese v. Ellis, Painter, Ratterree & Adams, LLP 2012
- Joni Lee Shoup v. McCurdy & Candler, LLC 2012
- G.J. Ex Rel. G.J. v. Muscogee County School District 2012
- Charles William Duncan v. Corr. Medical Service 2012
- United States v. Lee Earnest Benson 2011
- Bender v. Mazda Motor Corp. 2011
- Bender v. Mazda Motor Corp. 2011
- United States v. Martin Dejesus, aka Martin Dejesus Perez 2011
- United States v. Maxwell 2009
- Commodity Futures Trading Commission v. Gibraltar Monetary Corp. 2009
- United States v. Beckles 2009
- United States v. 480.00 Acres of Land 2009
- F.W.F., Inc. v. Detroit Diesel Corporation 2009
- Ramon Cernuda v. Donald Neufeld 2009
- United States v. Juan Penton 2008
- United States v. James W. Long 2008
- First Specialty Insurance v. 633 Partners, Ltd. 2008
- Trina Carlson v. Marc E. Bosem 2008
- Federal Insurance v. National Union Fire Insurance 2008
- Instituto De Prevision Militar v. Merrill Lynch 2008
- Luc Lordeus, Junior v. U.S. Attorney General 2008
- Great Lakes Reinsurance v. Steven Pomarico 2008
- Roy Azim v. U.S. Attorney General 2008
- Pellon v. Business Representation International, Inc. 2008
- Board of Com'rs of Orleans v. M/V Belle of Orleans 2008
- United States v. Merrill 2008
- Busby v. JRHBW Realty, Inc. 2008
- Long v. Slaton 2007
- United States v. Robison 2007
- West v. Tillman 2007
- Proctor v. Fluor Enterprises, Inc. 2007
- Richard Phillips v. American Honda Motor Co. 2007
- Sayer v. Amsouth Investment Services, Inc. 2007
- Straus & Boies, LLP v. Schoenberg 2007
- Peoples Bank of North Alabama v. Saiia Construction, LLC 2007
- Diana Croft v. SCI of Alabama 2007
- Heffner v. Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Alabama, Inc. 2006
- Joseph R. Campbell v. Rainbow City, Alabama 2006
- Norman E. Rowell v. BellSouth Corporation 2005
- Underwood v. Perry County Commission 2005
- United States v. Kathy Mills Lee 2005
- Michael B. Price v. Time, Inc. 2005
- McNutt Ex Rel. United States v. Haleyville Medical Supplies, Inc. 2005
- Stephanie Poiroux Snow v. City of Citronelle, AL 2005
- Joseph Young v. New Process Steel, LP 2005
- Price v. Time, Inc. 2005
- Michael Adam Davidson v. United States 2005
- United States v. Monterrio Kelley 2005
- United States v. Willard Timothy Carroll 2005
- Commercial Union Insurance v. Sepco Corp. 2005
- United States v. Julie Charlene Daniel 2005
- Paul Lir Alexander v. AOL Time Warner, Inc. 2005
- United States v. Antonio Bernard Fields 2005
- Abdulkadir Haji Dakane v. U.S. Attorney General 2005
- Hirsch Friedman v. United States 2004
- Quebell P. Parker v. Scrap Metal Processors 2004
- United States v. Francisco Montano 2004
- United States v. Montano 2004
- Bayshore Ford Truck Sales, Inc. v. Ford Motor Co. 2004
- Johnny Reynolds v. Joe McInnes 2004
- Wilderness Watch v. Fran P. Mainella 2004
- Thomas C. Pate v. Oakwood Mobile Homes, Inc. 2004
- Randy Lamar Black v. United States 2004
- Abdulkadir Haji Dakane v. U.S. Atty. Gen. 2004
- Kollman v. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers 2004
- Linda Denno, as Parent, Legal Guardian and Next Friend for Wayne Denno v. School Board of Volusia County, Florida Dennis Roberts, an Individual 2000
- United States v. Yeager 2000
- Johnson v. Hamrick 1999
- Linda Denno, as Parent, Legal Guardian and Next Friend for Wayne Denno v. School Board of Volusia County, Florida Dennis Roberts, an Individual 1999
- United States v. Kenney 1999
- American Iron & Steel Institute v. Occupational Safety & Health Administration 1999
- Denno v. School Board of Volusia County 1999
- Duckworth v. Whisenant 1996
- Local 92, International Association of Bridge, Structural and Ornamental Ironworkers v. B & B Steel Erectors, Inc. Bra Bar Company 1988
- Perkins v. Mobile Housing Board 1988
- Mattie Norman, Clara Marshall, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated v. The Housing Authority of the City of Montgomery 1988
- Coalition Against a Raised Expressway, Inc. v. Dole 1988
- Central Bank of the South v. United States 1987
- Marshall Durbin Food Corporation, a Corporation v. The Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States 1987
- John William Darden, John L. Dillon, James T. Holmes v. United States Steel Corporation, A/K/A U.S.X. Corporation, John Pavia 1987
- Griffin v. Bonapfel 1986
- Estate of Fenton v. Commissioner 1978