The United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina (in case citations, W.D.N.C.) is a federal district court which covers the western third of North Carolina.

Appeals from the Western 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 court's jurisdiction comprises the following counties: Alexander, Alleghany, Anson, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba, Cherokee, Clay, Cleveland, Gaston, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Iredell, Jackson, Lincoln, Macon, Madison, McDowell, Mecklenburg, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, Union, Watauga, Wilkes and Yancey. It has jurisdiction over the cities of Asheville, Charlotte, Hickory, and Statesville.

The United States Attorney's Office for the Western District of North Carolina represents the United States in civil and criminal litigation in the court. the United States attorney is Russ Ferguson.

History

The United States District Court for the District of North Carolina was established on June 4, 1790, by . On June 9, 1794, it was subdivided into three districts by ,<br>1899–1900

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Chief judges

Succession of seats

U.S. attorneys for the Western District

:The Western and Eastern districts were created in 1872. D. H. Starbuck, who was serving as U.S. Attorney for the entire state, continued in office by serving as Attorney for the Western District.

  • D. H. Starbuck (1870–1876)
  • Virgil S. Lusk (1876–1880)
  • James E. Boyd (1880–1885)
  • Hamilton C. Jones Jr. (1885–1889)
  • Charles Price (1889–1893)
  • Robert B. Glenn (1893–1897)
  • Alfred E. Holton (1897–1914)
  • William C. Hammer (1914–1920)
  • Stonewall J. Durham (1920–1921)
  • Frank A. Linney (1921–1927)
  • Thomas J. Harkins (1927–1931)
  • Charles A. Jonas (1931–1932)
  • Frank Caldwell Patton (1932–1933)
  • Marcus Erwin (1933–1939)
  • W. Roy Francis (1939–1940)
  • Theron L. Caudle (1940–1945)
  • David E. Henderson (1945–1948)
  • Thomas E. Uzzell (1948–1953)
  • James M. Baley Jr. (1953–1961)
  • Hugh E. Monteith (1961)
  • William Medford (1961–1969)
  • James O. Israel Jr. (1969)
  • Keith S. Snyder (1969–1977)
  • Harold M. Edwards (1977–1981)
  • Harold J. Bender (1981)
  • Charles R. Brewer (1981–1987)
  • Thomas J. Ashcraft (1987–1993)
  • Jerry W. Miller (1993)
  • Mark T. Calloway (1994–2001)
  • Robert J. Conrad Jr. (2001–2004)
  • Gretchen Shappert (2004–2009)
  • Edward R. Ryan (acting; 2009–2010)
  • Anne Tompkins (2010–2015)
  • Jill Westmoreland Rose (2015–2017)
  • R. Andrew Murray (2017–2021)
  • Dena J. King (2021–2025)
  • Russ Ferguson (2025-)

See also

  • Courts of North Carolina
  • List of current United States district judges
  • List of United States federal courthouses in North Carolina

References

  • United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina Official Website