United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina
# Judge State Born-died Active service Chief Judge Senior status Appointed by Reason for termination
1 Robert P. Dick NC 1823-1898 1872-1898 - - Grant retirement
2 Hamilton G. Ewart NC 1849-1918 1898-1899 1899-1900 - - McKinley McKinley not confirmed not confirmed
3 James Edmund Boyd NC 1845-1935 1900-1935 - - McKinley death
4 Edwin Y. Webb NC 1872-1955 1919-1948 - 1948-1955 Wilson death
5 David Ezekiel Henderson NC 1879-1968 1948-1949 - - Truman resignation
6 Wilson Warlick NC 1892-1978 1949-1968 1961-1962 1966-1968 1968-1978 Truman death
7 James Braxton Craven Jr NC 1918-1977 1961-1966 1962-1966 - Kennedy elevation to 4th Cir
8 Woodrow W. Jones NC 1914-2002 1967-1985 1968-1984 1985-2002 L. Johnson death
9 James Bryan McMillan NC 1916-1995 1968-1989 - 1989-1995 L. Johnson death
10 Robert Daniel Potter NC 1923-2009 1981-1994 1984-1991 1994-2009 Reagan death
11 David B. Sentelle NC 1943-present 1985-1987 - - Reagan elevation to D.C. Cir
14 Lacy Thornburg NC 1929-present 1995-2009 - - Clinton retirement
15 Harold Brent McKnight NC 1952-2004 2003-2004 - - G.W . Bush death
Former judges
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).