William Augustus Bootle

Gus Bootle
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia
In office March 11, 1972 – January 25, 2005
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia
In office 1961–1972
Preceded by	Thomas Hoyt Davis
Succeeded by	J. Robert Elliott
Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia
In office May 20, 1954 – March 11, 1972
Appointed by	Dwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded by	Abraham Benjamin Conger
Succeeded by	Wilbur Dawson Owens Jr.
Personal details
Born	William Augustus Bootle (1902-08-19)August 19, 1902 Walterboro, South Carolina, U.S.
Died	January 25, 2005(2005-01-25) (aged 102) Macon, Georgia, U.S.
Education	Mercer University (BA, LLB)

William Augustus Bootle (August 19, 1902 – January 25, 2005) was an American attorney and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia noted for helping oversee desegregation in the Southern United States.