United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina

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United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina
(W.D.N.C.)
Appeals to Fourth Circuit
Established June 4, 1872
Judges assigned 5
Chief judge Robert James Conrad, Jr.
Official site

The United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina (in case citations, W.D.N.C.) is a Federal district court which covers only part of North Carolina.

Appeals from the Western 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).

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[edit] Jurisdiction

The court's jurisdiction comprises the following counties: Alexander, Anson, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba, Cherokee, Clay, Cleveland, Gaston, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Iredell, Jackson, Lincoln, Macon, Madison, McDowell, Mecklenburg, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, Union, and Yancey. It has jurisdiction over the cities of Asheville, Charlotte, and Hickory.

The United States Attorney's Office for the Western District of North Carolina represents the United States in civil and criminal litigation in the court.

[edit] Judges

  • Judge Lacy H. Thornburg has announced his intent to retire from the bench effective on August 31, 2009. This will create a vacancy in the Western District of North Carolina.
Judge Appointed by Began active
service		 Ended active
service		 Ended senior
status		 End reason
, James Edmund Boyd William McKinley 19000711July 11, 1900[1] 19350821August 21, 1935 0– death
, Robert James Conrad Jr. George W. Bush 20050602June 2, 2005 Incumbent 0– 0–
, James Braxton Craven, Jr. John F. Kennedy 19610810August 10, 1961 19660705July 5, 1966 0– reappointment
, Robert P. Dick Ulysses Grant 18720607June 7, 1872 18980706July 6, 1898 0– retirement
, Hamilton G. Ewart William McKinley 18980713July 13, 1898[2] 18990304March 4, 1899 0– 0–
, Hamilton G. Ewart William McKinley 18990413April 13, 1899[3] 19000607June 7, 1900 0– 0–
, David Ezekiel Henderson Harry S Truman 19480901September 1, 1948[4] 19490214February 14, 1949 0– resignation
, Woodrow W. Jones Lyndon B. Johnson 19670628June 28, 1967 19850201February 1, 1985 20021125November 25, 2002 death
, Harold Brent McKnight George W. Bush 20030801August 1, 2003 20041127November 27, 2004 0– death
, James Bryan McMillan Lyndon B. Johnson 19680607June 7, 1968 19890901September 1, 1989 19950304March 4, 1995 death
, Graham Calder Mullen George H.W. Bush 19900911September 11, 1990 20051201December 1, 2005 Incumbent 0–
, Robert Daniel Potter Ronald Reagan 19811029October 29, 1981 19940501May 1, 1994 Incumbent 0–
, Martin Karl Reidinger George W. Bush 20070912September 12, 2007 Incumbent 0– 0–
, David B. Sentelle Ronald Reagan 19851017October 17, 1985 19871019October 19, 1987 0– reappointment
, Lacy Thornburg Bill Clinton 19950317March 17, 1995 Incumbent 0– 0–
, Richard Lesley Voorhees Ronald Reagan 19881017October 17, 1988 Incumbent 0– 0–
, Wilson Warlick Harry S Truman 19490202February 2, 1949 19680624June 24, 1968 19780130January 30, 1978 death
, Edwin Y. Webb Woodrow Wilson 19191105November 5, 1919 19480301March 1, 1948 19550207February 7, 1955 death
, Frank DeArmon Whitney George W. Bush 20060705July 5, 2006 Incumbent 0– 0–

[edit] U.S. Attorneys for the Western District

The Western and Eastern districts were created in 1872. D. H. Starbuck, who was serving as U.S. Attorney for the entire state, continued in office by serving as Attorney for the Western District.

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Recess appointment; formally nominated on December 15, 1900, confirmed by the United States Senate on January 9, 1901, and received commission on January 9, 1901.
  2. ^ Recess appointment; the United States Senate later rejected the appointment.
  3. ^ Recess appointment; the United States Senate later rejected the appointment.
  4. ^ Recess appointment; the United States Senate later rejected the appointment.

[edit] External links

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