Background
Edmondson, James Larry was born on July 14, 1947 in Jasper, Georgia, United States. Son of James George and Betty Ruth (Holcomb) Edmondson.
Edmondson, James Larry was born on July 14, 1947 in Jasper, Georgia, United States. Son of James George and Betty Ruth (Holcomb) Edmondson.
Bachelor, Emory University, 1968; Juris Doctor, U. Georgia, 1971; Master of Laws in Judicial Process, University of Virginia, 1989.
Born in Jasper, Georgia, Edmondson received a Bachelor of Arts from Emory University in 1968, a Juris Doctor from the University of Georgia in 1971, and an Master of Laws in Judicial Process from the University of Virginia in 1990. Edmondson clerked for the Honorary Sidney Oslin Smith, Junior., United States. District Court, Northern District of Georgia from 1971-1973.
He was an attorney in private practice in Jasper, Georgia during 1973, and in Lawrenceville, Georgia from 1973-1986.
Edmondson also taught as a law professor at the University of Georgia between 1975-1984. On March 26, 1986, Edmondson was nominated by President Ronald Reagan to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. vacated by Albert J. Henderson.
Edmondson was confirmed by the United States Senate on April 29, 1986, and received his commission on May 7, 1986. He served as chief judge from 2002 to 2009.
In 2000, Edmondson, as part of a 3-judge panel with Judges Joel Fredrick Dubina and Charles R. Wilson, issued the opinion that ultimately led to Elian Gonzalez being sent back to Cuba to be reunited with his father.
Edmondson assumed senior status on July 15, 2012.
Trustee Institute Continuing Legal Education, 1980-1984. Member State Bar Georgia (Board of Governors 1982-1986), Gwinnett County Bar Association (president 1980-1981), Fellows Georgia Bar Foundation (charter), Old War Horse LawyersClub, Order of Barristers, Pi Sigma Alpha.
Married Eugenia Dettelbach (divorced 1992). Children: Kelley Eugenia, Alexandra Lisa.