| Office | Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia |
|---|---|
| Term start | July 1, 1991 |
| Term end | December 30, 2009 |
| Office 1 | Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia |
| Term start 1 | 1976 |
| Term end 1 | 1990 |
| Predecessor 1 | Alexander Atkinson Lawrence Jr. |
| Successor 1 | Berry Avant Edenfield |
| Office 2 | Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia |
| Term start 2 | December 9, 1971 |
| Term end 2 | July 1, 1991 |
| Appointer 2 | Richard Nixon |
| Predecessor 2 | Seat established by 84 Stat. 294 |
| Successor 2 | William Theodore Moore Jr. |
| Birth name | Anthony Alfred Alaimo[1] |
| Birth date | March 29, 1920 |
| Birth place | Termini Imerese, Sicily, Italy |
| Death date | December 30, 2009 (aged 89) |
| Death place | Brunswick, Georgia, U.S. |
| Education | Ohio Northern University (BA) Emory University School of Law (JD) |
Anthony Alfred Alaimo (March 29, 1920 – December 30, 2009) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia.
Education and career
Born in Termini Imerese in Sicily, Italy, Alaimo received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Ohio Northern University in 1940, and then served as an aviator in the United States Army Air Corps during World War II, from 1941 to 1945. He achieved the rank of Second Lieutenant. Alaimo spent much of World War II as a prisoner of war, captured after the plane he was co-piloting was shot down.[2]
After the war, Alaimo received a Juris Doctor from Emory University School of Law in 1948 and entered the private practice of law in Atlanta, Georgia from 1948 to 1957, and in Brunswick, Georgia from 1957 to 1971.[3]
Federal judicial service
On November 29, 1971, President Richard Nixon nominated Alaimo to a new seat on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia created by 84 Stat. 294. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on December 2, 1971, and received his commission on December 9, 1971.[3] He served as Chief Judge from 1976 to 1990, and assumed senior status on July 1, 1991, serving in that role until his death.[3] Alaimo was also a member of the Judicial Conference of the United States from 1990 to 1993.[3]
The pace of Alaimo's court earned it the nickname "the Rocket Docket."[2]
Death
Alaimo died on December 30, 2009, after being admitted to a Southeast Georgia Health System hospital in Brunswick, Georgia for treatment of an undisclosed condition. He was 89 years old.[4]
References
- ^ "Attorney Search"
- ^ Dickson, Terry. "Anthony Alaimo: No fear behind this bench". The Florida Times-Union. Archived from the original on April 22, 2021. Retrieved 2021-04-22.
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- ^ "Anthony A. Alaimo - post-journal.com - News, Sports, Jobs, Community Information - Jamestown - Post-Journal". 15 January 2010. Archived 2010-01-15 at the Wayback Machine.
Sources
- Anthony Alaimo receives an honorary degree at the age of 89 Archived June 15, 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- Coppola, Vincent. 2009. The Sicilian Judge: Anthony Alaimo, an American Hero. Macon, GA: Mercer University Press.