Lisa Godbey Wood
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia. Born 1963.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia
- Appointed by
- George W. Bush (Republican)
- Nominated
- Jan 9, 2007
- Senate vote
- 97 to 0
- Confirmed
- Jan 30, 2007
- Commissioned
- Feb 8, 2007
Other federal judicial service
- Judge, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review, 2023-present
Education
- B.A., University of Georgia, 1985
- J.D., University of Georgia School of Law, 1990
Career
- Law clerk, Hon. Anthony A. Alaimo, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Georgia, 1990
- Private practice, Brunswick, Georgia, 1991-2004
- Magistrate judge (part-time), Glynn County [Georgia] Magistrate Court, 1998-2000
- U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Georgia, 2004-2007
- Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 2024-present
Other nominations
Nominated to U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia, June 12, 2006; no Senate vote
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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