Clay D. Land

Clay Daniel Land (born March 24, 1960) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia. Education and law practice Born in Shreveport, Louisiana, Land received a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Georgia in 1982 and a Juris Doctor from the University of Georgia Law School in 1985. He was in private practice in Columbus, Georgia, from 1985 to 2001. Political career Land served as a member of the Columbus City Council from 1993 to 1994. In 1994 he was elected to the Georgia State Senate as a Republican. He served three terms (6 years) representing District 16, the same seat previously held by his cousin Ted. J. Land from 1979 to 1991. District court service On September 21, 2001, President George W. Bush nominated Land to a seat on the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia vacated by J. Robert Elliott. Land was confirmed by the United States Senate on December 13, 2001, and received his commission on December 21, 2001. He served as Chief Judge from October 1, 2014, to June 30, 2020.