Forrester served as a
United States magistrate judge for the Northern District of Georgia from 1976 to 1981. On November 24, 1981, he was nominated by President
Ronald Reagan to a seat on the
United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia vacated by Judge
Newell Edenfield. Forrester was confirmed by the
United States Senate on December 9, 1981, and received his commission the following day. He assumed
senior status on April 27, 2004, ==References==