Orinda Dale Evans

Judge, Person

1943 –

83

Who is Orinda Dale Evans?

Orinda Dale Evans is a United States federal judge.

Born in Savannah, Georgia, Evans received an A.B. from Duke University in 1965 and a J.D. from Emory University School of Law in 1968. She was in private practice in Atlanta, Georgia from 1968 to 1979. She served as counsel to the Atlanta Crime Commission from 1970 to 1971, and was an adjunct professor of law at Emory from 1974 to 1977.

On June 5, 1979, Evans was nominated by President Jimmy Carter to a seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia vacated by Albert J. Henderson. She was confirmed by the United States Senate on July 23, 1979, and received her commission on July 24, 1979. She served as chief judge from 1999 to 2006, when District Judge Jack Camp became chief judge. Evans assumed senior status on December 31, 2008.

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Born
1943
Savannah
Also known as
  • Orinda Evans
  • Judge Orinda D. Evans
  • Orinda D. Evans
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • Duke University
Lived in
  • Savannah

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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