United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina
# Judge State Born-died Active service Chief Judge Senior status Appointed by Reason for termination
1 Johnson Jay Hayes NC 1886-1970 1927-1957 - 1957-1970 Coolidge death
2 Edwin Monroe Stanley NC 1909-1971 1957-1971 1961-1971 - Eisenhower death
3 L. Richardson Preyer NC 1919-2001 1961-1963 - - Kennedy resignation
4 Eugene Andrew Gordon NC 1917-2002 1964-1982 1971-1982 1982-2002 L. Johnson death
5 Hiram Hamilton Ward NC 1923-2002 1972-1988 1982-1988 1988-2002 Nixon death
6 Richard Erwin NC 1923-2006 1980-1992 1988-1992 1992-2006 Carter death
7 Frank William Bullock Jr NC 1938-present 1982-2005 1992-1999 2005-2006 Reagan retirement
9 William Lindsay Osteen Sr NC 1930-2009 1991-2006 - 2006-2007 G.H.W . Bush retirement
10 James A. Beaty Jr NC 1949-present 1994-2014 2006-2012 2014-2018 Clinton retirement
Former judges
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).