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
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. 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
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(except for
patent
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claims and claims against the U.S. government under the
Tucker Act, which are appealed to the
Federal Circuit
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).
Jurisdiction
The U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina has jurisdiction over 24 counties:
Alamance,
Cabarrus,
Caswell,
Chatham,
Davidson
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* ...
,
Davie,
Durham (excluding that portion of Durham County encompassing the
Federal Correctional Institution, Butner
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, North Carolina),
Forsyth,
Guilford
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,
Hoke,
Lee
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,
Montgomery,
Moore
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,
Orange,
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,
Randolph,
Richmond
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,
Rockingham,
Rowan
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,
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,
Stanly,
Stokes,
Surry, and
Yadkin.
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.
[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]
History
The
United States District Court for the District of North Carolina
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was established on June 4, 1790, by 1 Stat. 126.
[Asbury Dickens, ''A Synoptical Index to the Laws and Treaties of the United States of America'' (1852), p. 389.][U.S. District Courts of North Carolina, Legislative history]
''Federal Judicial Center
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''. On June 9, 1794 it was subdivided into three districts by 1 Stat. 395,
[ but on March 3, 1797, the three districts were abolished and the single District restored by 1 Stat. 517,][ until April 29, 1802, when the state was again subdivided into three different districts by 2 Stat. 156.][
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.][ 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.][ The Middle District was created from portions of the Eastern and Western Districts on March 2, 1927, by 44 Stat. 1339.][ Shortly thereafter, President ]Calvin Coolidge
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appointed Johnson Jay Hayes by recess appointment to be the first judge of the Middle District of North Carolina.
Current judges
:
Former judges
Chief judges
Succession of seats
U.S. Attorneys for the Middle District
* Frank A. Linney (1927–1928)
* Edwin L. Gavin (1928–1932)
* John R. McCrary (1932–1934)
* Carlisle W. Higgins (1934–1947)
* Bryce R. Holt (1947–1954)
*Edwin M. Stanley
Edwin Monroe Stanley (March 9, 1909 – December 23, 1971) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina.
Education and career
Born in Forsyth County, North Carolina, Stanley ...
(1954–1957)
* Robert L. Gavin (1957–1958)
*James E. Holshouser, Sr. (1958–1961)
*Lafayette Williams (1961)
* William H. Murdock (1961–1969)
* William Lindsay Osteen Sr. (1969–1974)
* N. Carlton Tilley Jr. (1974–1977)
*Benjamin H. White, Jr. (1977)
*Mickey Michaux
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(1977–1980)
* Kenneth W. McAllister (1981–1986)
* Robert H. Edmunds Jr. (1986–1993)
*Benjamin H. White, Jr. (1993)
* Walter C. Holton Jr. (1994–2001)
* Anna Mills Wagoner (2001–2010)
* Ripley Rand (2010–2017)
* Sandra J. Hairston (2017–2018)
* Matthew G.T. Martin (2018–2021)
* Sandra J. Hairston (2021–present)
See also
* Courts of North Carolina Courts of North Carolina include:
;State courts of North Carolina
*North Carolina Supreme Court
**North Carolina Court of Appeals
*** North Carolina Superior Court (46 districts)
*** North Carolina District Courts (45 districts)
Federal courts loc ...
* List of current United States district judges
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* List of United States federal courthouses in North Carolina
* United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina
*
* Salisbury District, historic legislative district
References
External links
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