Lisa Godbey Wood

Lisa Godbey Wood
Judge of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review
Incumbent
Assumed office
November 1, 2023
Appointed byJohn Roberts
Preceded byRobert Lowell Miller Jr.
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia
In office
May 5, 2010 – May 5, 2017
Preceded byWilliam Theodore Moore Jr.
Succeeded byJames Randal Hall
Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia
Incumbent
Assumed office
February 8, 2007
Appointed byGeorge W. Bush
Preceded byDudley Hollingsworth Bowen Jr.
United States Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia
In office
July 2004[1] – February 2007
PresidentGeorge W. Bush
Preceded byRichard S. Thompson[2]
Succeeded byEdmund A. Booth, Jr.[3]
Personal details
Born
Lisa Sue Godbey[4]

(1963-01-28) January 28, 1963 (age 61)
Lexington, Kentucky
Political partyRepublican
SpouseRichard V. Wood[4]
EducationUniversity of Georgia (BA, JD)

Lisa Godbey Wood (born January 28, 1963) is an American lawyer who has served as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia since 2007, serving as chief judge from 2010 to 2017. In November 2023, she was designated by Chief Justice John Roberts to serve as a judge of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review.

  1. ^ "Isakson, Chambliss Urge Swift Approval of Lisa Godbey Wood to Serve as Federal Judge for Southern District of Georgia - News Releases - - U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson". October 26, 2019. Archived from the original on 2019-10-26.
  2. ^ Senate, United States Congress (June 3, 2004). "Journal of the Executive Proceedings of the Senate of the United States of America". order of the Senate of the United States – via Google Books.
  3. ^ "Edmund A. Booth, Jr., Of Counsel – Crowder Stewart LLP". October 26, 2019. Archived from the original on 2019-10-26.
  4. ^ a b Confirmation hearings on federal appointments : hearings before the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, One Hundred Ninth Congress, first session. pt.6 (2006) Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.