Newell Edenfield

Newell Edenfield (August 10, 1911 – December 26, 1981) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia.

Newell Edenfield
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
In office September 1, 1981 – December 26, 1981
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
In office 1974–1976
Preceded by	Sidney Oslin Smith Jr.
Succeeded by	Albert John Henderson
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
In office June 12, 1967 – September 1, 1981
Appointed by	Lyndon B. Johnson
Preceded by	Frank Arthur Hooper
Succeeded by	J. Owen Forrester
Personal details
Born	Newell Edenfield (1911-08-10)August 10, 1911 Emanuel County, Georgia
Died	December 26, 1981(1981-12-26) (aged 70)
Education	University of Georgia School of Law (LL.B.)

Education and career

Born in Emanuel County, Georgia, Edenfield received a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Georgia School of Law in 1938. He was legal editor for Edward Thomson & Co. in Brooklyn, New York from 1938 to 1941, and was then in private practice in Atlanta, Georgia from 1941 to 1942. He was a Lieutenant in the United States Navy during World War II, from 1942 to 1945. He returned to private practice in Atlanta from 1945 to 1967.

Federal judicial service

On May 24, 1967, Edenfield was nominated by President Lyndon B. Johnson to a seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia vacated by Judge Frank Arthur Hooper. Edenfield was confirmed by the United States Senate on June 12, 1967, and received his commission the same day. He served as Chief Judge from 1974 to 1976. He assumed senior status on September 1, 1981, and served in that capacity until his death on December 26, 1981.

Sources

• Newell Edenfield at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.