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, Forsyth, Guilford, Hoke, Lee, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Scotland, Stanly, Stokes, Surry, and Yadkin, with the exception of Federal Correctional Institution, Butner (which is partially in Durham County) and Fort Bragg Military Reservation (which is partially in Hoke, Moore, Richmond, and Scotland Counties). The latter two institutions are considered entirely part of the Eastern District of North Carolina so as to avoid them being split between two different jurisdictions as they are situated in multiple counties.

History

The United States District Court for the District of North Carolina was established on June 4, 1790, by 1 Stat. 126. On June 9, 1794 it was subdivided into three districts by 1 Stat. 395,

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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 (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 (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 (2021–2025)
  • Dan Bishop (2025–)

See also

  • Courts of North Carolina
  • List of current United States district judges
  • List of United States federal courthouses in North Carolina
  • United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina
  • United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina
  • Salisbury District, historic legislative district

References

  • United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina