| U.S. District Court for the District of North Carolina | |
| June 4, 1790 1 Stat. 126 |
March 3, 1797 1 Stat. 5172 |
| Stokes, John 1790 |
Sitgreaves, John3 1797-1801 |
| Sitgreaves, John1 1790-1794 |
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| 1. The act of June 9, 1794, 1 Stat. 395, transferred this judgeship to the Edenton, New Bern, and Wilmington Districts of North Carolina. 2. The act of March 3, 1797, 1 Stat. 517, transferred this judgeship from the Edenton, New Bern, and Wilmington Districts of North Carolina. 3. The act of February 13, 1801, 2 Stat. 89, transferred this judgeship to the Albemarle, Cape Fear, and Pamptico Districts of North Carolina. |
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| U.S. District Courts for the Edenton, New Bern, and Wilmington Districts of North Carolina |
| June 9, 1794 1 Stat. 3951 |
| Sitgreaves, John2 1794-1797 |
| 1. The act of June 9, 1794, 1 Stat. 395, transferred this judgeship from the District of North Carolina. 2. The act of March 3, 1797, 1 Stat. 517, transferred this judgeship to the District of North Carolina. |
| U.S. District Courts for the Albemarle, Cape Fear, and Pamptico Districts of North Carolina |
| February 13, 1801 2 Stat. 891 |
| Sitgreaves, John 1801-1802 |
| Potter, Henry 1802-1857 |
| Biggs, Asa 1858-1861 |
| Brooks George W.2 1865-1872 |
| 1. The act of February 13, 1801, 2 Stat. 89, transferred this judgeship from the District of North Carolina. 2. The act of June 4, 1872, 17 Stat. 215, transferred this judgeship to the Eastern District of North Carolina. |
| U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina | ||||
| June 4, 1872 17 Stat. 2151 |
May 19, 1961 75 Stat. 80 |
June 2, 1970 84 Stat. 294 |
October 20, 1978 92 Stat. 1629 |
July 10, 1984 98 Stat. 333 |
| Brooks, George W. 1872-1882 |
Larkins, John D., Jr. 1961-1979 |
Dupree, Franklin T., Jr. 1970-1983 |
Fox, James C. 1982-2001 |
Howard, Malcolm J. 1988-2005 |
| Seymour, Augustus S. 1882-1897 |
Britt, W. Earl 1980-1997 |
Boyle, Terrence W. 1984- |
Flanagan, Louise W. 2003- |
Myers, Richard E. II 2019- |
| Purnell, Thomas R. 1897-1908 |
Dever, James C., III 2005- |
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| Connor, Henry G. 1909-1924 |
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| Meekins, Isaac M. 1925-1945 |
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| Gilliam, Donnell 1945-1959 |
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| Butler, Algernon L.2 1959-1975 |
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| 1. The act of June 4, 1872, 17 Stat. 215, transferred this judgeship from the Albemarle, Cape Fear, and Pamptico Districts of North Carolina. 2. The act of June 2, 1970, 84 Stat. 294, authorized a temporary judgeship for the court and provided that the next vacancy in the district not be filled. In accordance with the statute, no successor to Algernon Butler was appointed. |
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| U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina | |||||
| June 4, 1872 17 Stat. 215 |
February 25, 1919 (effective ca. October 31, 1919) 40 Stat. 11562 |
May 19, 1961 75 Stat. 80 |
October 20, 1978 92 Stat. 1629 |
November 2, 2002 116 Stat. 1758 |
November 2, 2002 116 Stat. 17583 |
| Dick, Robert P. 1872-1898 |
Webb, Edwin Y. 1919-1948 |
Craven, J. Braxton, Jr. 1961-1966 |
Potter, Robert D. 1981-1994 |
McKnight, H. Brent 2003-2004 |
Conrad, Robert J., Jr. 2005-2023 |
| Ewart, Hamilton G. 1898-1899 |
Henderson, David E. 1948-1949 |
Jones, Woodrow W. 1967-1985 |
Thornburg, Lacy H. 1995-2009 |
Whitney, Frank D. 2006- |
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| Ewart, Hamilton G. 1899-1900 |
Warlick, Wilson 1949-1968 |
Sentelle, David B. 1985-1987 |
Cogburn, Max O., Jr. 2011- |
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| Boyd, James E.1 1900-1935 |
McMillan, James B. 1968-1989 |
Voorhees, Richard L. 1988-2017 |
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| Mullen, Graham C. 1990-2005 |
Bell, Kenneth D., Sr. 2019- |
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| Reidinger, Martin K. 2007- |
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| 1. On or about October 31, 1919, the president certified James Boyd involuntarily as disabled in accordance with the act of February 25, 1919, 40 Stat. 1156, which authorized the president to appoint an additional judge for the court and provided that no successor to the judge certified as disabled would be appointed. 2. The act of February 25, 1919, 40 Stat. 1156, was made applicable to the Western District of North Carolina on or about October 31, 1919, when the president certified Judge Boyd as disabled. Edwin Webb was appointed to the additional judgeship authorized by the statute. 3. The act of November 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 1758, authorized a temporary judgeship for the court, extended most recently by the act of March 23, 2024, Pub. L. 118-47, which provided that the first vacancy in the district after April 28, 2025, not be filled. |
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| U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina | |||
| March 2, 1927 44 Stat. 1339 |
May 19, 1961 75 Stat. 80 |
October 20, 1978 92 Stat. 1629 |
December 1, 1990 104 Stat. 5089 |
| Hayes, Johnson J. 1927-1957 |
Preyer, L. Richardson 1961-1963 |
Erwin, Richard C. 1980-1992 |
Osteen, William L., Sr. 1991-2006 |
| Stanley, Edwin M. 1957-1971 |
Gordon, Eugene A. 1964-1982 |
Beaty, James A., Jr. 1994-2014 |
Osteen, William L., Jr. 2007- |
| Ward, Hiram H. 1972-1988 |
Bullock, Frank W., Jr. 1982-2005 |
Biggs, Loretta C. 2014- |
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| Tilley, N. Carlton, Jr. 1988-2008 |
Schroeder, Thomas D. 2008- |
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| Eagles, Catherine C. 2010- |
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