William Augustus Bootle
Gus Bootle | |
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| Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia | |
| In office March 11, 1972 – January 25, 2005 | |
| Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia | |
| In office 1961–1972 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas Hoyt Davis |
| Succeeded by | J. Robert Elliott |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia | |
| In office May 20, 1954 – March 11, 1972 | |
| Appointed by | Dwight D. Eisenhower |
| Preceded by | Abraham Benjamin Conger |
| Succeeded by | Wilbur Dawson Owens Jr. |
| Personal details | |
| Born | William Augustus Bootle August 19, 1902 Walterboro, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Died | January 25, 2005 (aged 102) Macon, Georgia, U.S. |
| Education | Mercer University (BA, LLB) |
William Augustus Bootle (August 19, 1902 – January 25, 2005) was an American attorney and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia noted for helping oversee desegregation in the Southern United States.