Orinda Dale Evans

Orinda Dale Evans (born 1943) 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.

Cases Decided

On Feb. 14, 2008, Evans sentenced tax protestor Sherry Jackson to four consecutive prison terms of 12 months each.

On May 11, 2012, Evans decided the Cambridge University Press v. Becker case, ultimately determining that Georgia State University was the prevailing party and awarding attorneys' fees to GSU from the plaintiffs (Oxford University Press, Cambridge University Press, and SAGE Publications).

Sources

• Orinda Dale Evans at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

References

Legal offices
Preceded by Albert John Henderson	Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia 1979–2008	Succeeded by Steve C. Jones