The United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia (in case citations, N.D. Ga.) is a United States district court which serves the residents of forty-six counties. These are divided up into four divisions. Appeals from cases brought in the Northern District of Georgia are to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit (except for patent claims and claims against the U.S. government under the Tucker Act, which are appealed to the Federal Circuit). History The United States District Court for the District of Georgia was one of the original 13 courts established by the Judiciary Act of 1789, , on September 24, 1789. The District was subdivided into Northern and Southern Districts on August 11, 1848, by . The Middle District was formed from portions of those two Districts on May 28, 1926, by . Jurisdiction Jurisdiction and Venue are enumerated in . The Atlanta division includes: Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, DeKalb, Douglas, Fulton, Gwinnett, Henry, Newton, and Rockdale counties. The Gainesville division serves: Banks, Barrow, Dawson, Fannin, Forsyth, Gilmer, Habersham, Hall, Jackson, Lumpkin, Pickens, Rabun, Stephens, Towns, Union, and White counties. The Newnan division hears cases for: Carroll, Coweta, Fayette, Haralson, Heard, Meriwether, Pike, Spalding, and Troup counties. The Rome division serves: Bartow, Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Floyd, Gordon, Murray, Paulding, Polk, Walker, and Whitfield counties. The United States Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Georgia represents the United States in civil and criminal litigation in the court. , the United States Attorney is Ryan K. Buchanan. Current judges : Former judges Chief judges Succession of seats See also Courts of Georgia Garcia-Mir v. Meese List of current United States district judges List of United States federal courthouses in Georgia References External links Home of Northern District of Georgia Georgia, Northern District Georgia (U.S. state) law Organizations based in Atlanta Gainesville, Georgia Coweta County, Georgia Rome, Georgia 1848 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state) Courts and tribunals established in 1848