Martin Karl Reidinger

Martin Karl Reidinger
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina
Incumbent
Assumed office June 2, 2020
Preceded by	Frank DeArmon Whitney
Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina
Incumbent
Assumed office September 12, 2007
Appointed by	George W. Bush
Preceded by	Graham Calder Mullen
Personal details
Born	Martin Karl Reidinger (1958-12-18) December 18, 1958 New Haven, Connecticut
Education	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (BA) University of North Carolina School of Law (JD)

Martin Karl Reidinger (born December 18, 1958) is the Chief United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina.

Education and career

Born in New Haven, Connecticut, Reidinger received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1981 and a Juris Doctor from the University of North Carolina School of Law in 1984. He was in private practice in Asheville from 1984 to 2007.

Federal judicial service

On January 9, 2007, Reidinger was nominated by President George W. Bush to a seat on the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina vacated by Graham Calder Mullen. Reidinger was confirmed by the United States Senate on September 10, 2007, and received his commission on September 12, 2007. He became Chief Judge on June 2, 2020.

Personal life

Reidinger lives in Asheville, North Carolina. He is married and has three daughters and a son.

Sources

• Martin Karl Reidinger at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.