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 (excluding that portion of Durham County encompassing the Federal Correctional Institution, Butner, North Carolina), Forsyth, Guilford, Hoke, Lee, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Scotland, Stanly, Stokes, Surry, and Yadkin.<ref>"NCMD Counties," http://www.ncmd.uscourts.gov/ncmd-counties.</ref>

The district's jurisdiction was modified in 2021 to transfer the portions of four counties (Hoke, Moore, Richmond, and Scotland) containing Fort Bragg Military Reservation and Camp Mackall to the Eastern District of North Carolina.<ref>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</ref>

History

The United States District Court for the District of North Carolina was established on June 4, 1790, by 1 Stat. 126.<ref name=S389>Asbury Dickens, A Synoptical Index to the Laws and Treaties of the United States of America (1852), p. 389.</ref><ref name=fjcnc>U.S. District Courts of North Carolina, Legislative history, Federal Judicial Center.</ref> On June 9, 1794 it was subdivided into three districts by 1 Stat. 395,<ref name=fjcnc/> but on March 3, 1797, the three districts were abolished and the single District restored by 1 Stat. 517,<ref name=fjcnc/> until April 29, 1802, when the state was again subdivided into three different districts by 2 Stat. 156.<ref name=S389/><ref name=fjcnc/>

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.<ref name=fjcnc/> 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.<ref name=fjcnc/> The Middle District was created from portions of the Eastern and Western Districts on March 2, 1927, by 44 Stat. 1339.<ref name=fjcnc/> 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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Vacancies and pending nominations

Seat Prior judge's duty station Seat last held by Vacancy reason Date of vacancy Nominee Date of nomination
1 Greensboro Catherine Eagles Senior status December 31, 2024 Lindsey Freeman September 15, 2025
3 Winston-Salem Loretta Copeland Biggs David A. Bragdon

Former judges

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Chief judges

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Succession of seats

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U.S. attorneys for the Middle District

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See also

References

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