United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina

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The United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina (in case citations, M.D.N.C.) is a United States district court with jurisdiction over 24 counties in the center of North Carolina. It consists of five divisions with a headquarters in Greensboro, North Carolina.

Appeals from the Middle District of North Carolina are taken to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit (except for patent claims and claims against the U.S. government under the Tucker Act, which are appealed to the Federal Circuit).

Jurisdiction

The U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina has jurisdiction over 24 counties: Alamance, Cabarrus, Caswell, Chatham, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Guilford, Hoke, Lee, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Scotland, Stanly, Stokes, Surry, and Yadkin, with the exception of Federal Correctional Institution, Butner (which is partially in Durham County) and Fort Bragg Military Reservation (which is partially in Hoke, Moore, Richmond, and Scotland Counties). The latter two institutions are considered entirely part of the Eastern District of North Carolina so as to avoid them being split between two different jurisdictions as they are situated in multiple counties.[1][2]

History

The United States District Court for the District of North Carolina was established on June 4, 1790, by 1 Stat. 126.[3][4] On June 9, 1794 it was subdivided into three districts by 1 Stat. 395,[4] but on March 3, 1797, the three districts were abolished and the single District restored by 1 Stat. 517,[4] until April 29, 1802, when the state was again subdivided into three different districts by 2 Stat. 156.[3][4]

In both instances, these districts, unlike those with geographic designations that existed in other states, were titled by the names of the cities in which the courts sat. After the first division, they were styled the District of Edenton, the District of New Bern, and the District of Wilmington; after the second division, they were styled the District of Albemarle, the District of Cape Fear, and the District of Pamptico. However, in both instances, only one judge was authorized to serve all three districts, causing them to effectively operate as a single district.[4] The latter combination was occasionally referred to by the cumbersome title of the United States District Court for the Albemarle, Cape Fear & Pamptico Districts of North Carolina.

On June 4, 1872, North Carolina was re-divided into two Districts, Eastern and Western, by 17 Stat. 215.[4] The Middle District was created from portions of the Eastern and Western Districts on March 2, 1927, by 44 Stat. 1339.[4] Shortly thereafter, President Calvin Coolidge appointed Johnson Jay Hayes by recess appointment to be the first judge of the Middle District of North Carolina.

Current judges

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# Title Judge Duty station Born Term of service Appointed by
Active Chief Senior
13 Chief Judge Catherine Eagles Greensboro 1958 2010–2024 2023–present 2024–present Obama
11 District Judge William Lindsay Osteen Jr. Greensboro 1960 2007–present 2012–2017 — G.W. Bush
12 District Judge Thomas D. Schroeder Winston-Salem 1959 2008–present 2017–2023 — G.W. Bush
15 District Judge David A. Bragdon Winston-Salem 1977 2025–present — — Trump
16 District Judge Lindsey Freeman Greensboro 1983 2025–present — — Trump
8 Senior Judge Norwood Carlton Tilley Jr. Greensboro 1943 1988–2008 1999–2006 2008–present Reagan
14 Senior Judge Loretta Copeland Biggs Winston-Salem 1954 2014–2024 — 2024–present Obama

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Former judges

# Judge State Born–died Active service Chief Judge Senior status Appointed by Reason for
termination
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2 Script error: No such module "Sort". NC 1909–1971 1957–1971[Note 2] 1961–1971 — Script error: No such module "Sort". death
3 Script error: No such module "Sort". NC 1919–2001 1961–1963[Note 3] — — Script error: No such module "Sort". resignation
4 Script error: No such module "Sort". NC 1917–2002 1964–1982 1971–1982 1982–2002 Script error: No such module "Sort". death
5 Script error: No such module "Sort". NC 1923–2002 1972–1988 1982–1988 1988–2002 Script error: No such module "Sort". death
6 Script error: No such module "Sort". NC 1923–2006 1980–1992 1988–1992 1992–2006 Script error: No such module "Sort". death
7 Script error: No such module "Sort". NC 1938–present 1982–2005 1992–1999 2005–2006 Script error: No such module "Sort". retirement
9 Script error: No such module "Sort". NC 1930–2009 1991–2006 — 2006–2007 Script error: No such module "Sort". retirement
10 Script error: No such module "Sort". NC 1949–present 1994–2014 2006–2012 2014–2018 Script error: No such module "Sort". retirement

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  1. ↑ Recess appointment; formally nominated on December 6, 1927, confirmed by the United States Senate on January 9, 1928, and received commission the same day
  2. ↑ Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 13, 1958, confirmed by the Senate on February 25, 1958, and received commission on February 27, 1958
  3. ↑ Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 15, 1962, confirmed by the Senate on February 7, 1962, and received commission on February 17, 1962

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Chief judges

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Succession of seats

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U.S. attorneys for the Middle District

See also

References

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  1. ↑ "NCMD Counties," http://www.ncmd.uscourts.gov/ncmd-counties.
  2. ↑ S.1340 - A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to redefine the eastern and middle judicial districts of North Carolina.https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/1340
  3. ↑ a b Asbury Dickens, A Synoptical Index to the Laws and Treaties of the United States of America (1852), p. 389.
  4. ↑ a b c d e f g U.S. District Courts of North Carolina, Legislative history, Federal Judicial Center.
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External links

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