James Beaty
| James Beaty | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina | |
| Title: | Judge |
| Position: | Seat #3 |
| Station: | Winston-Salem, NC |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | Bill Clinton |
| Active: | 10/11/1994 - Present |
| Chief: | 2006 - 10/31/2012 |
| Preceded by: | Richard Erwin |
| Past post: | Forsyth County Superior Court, Superior Court Judge |
| Past term: | 1981 - 1994 |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | 1949 |
| Home State: | Whitmire, SC |
| Bachelors: | Western Carolina U., B.A., 1971 |
| Law School: | U. of North Carolina Law, J.D., 1974 |
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James A. Beaty, Jr. is an Article III federal judge for the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina. He joined the court in 1994 after being nominated by President Bill Clinton. Beaty was the Chief Judge of the court from 2006 to October 31, 2012. [1]
Early life and education
Born in Whitmire, South Carolina, Beaty graduated from Western Carolina University with his Bachelor's Degree in 1971 and later from the University of North Carolina School of Law in Chapel Hill, North Carolina with a Juris Doctor degree in 1974. [2]
Professional career
From 1974 to 1981, Beaty entered private practice in the State of North Carolina before becoming a Superior Court Judge in the Forsyth County Superior Court from 1981 to 1994. [2]
Judicial career
Middle District of North Carolina
Beaty was nominated to the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina by President Bill Clinton on August 25, 1994 to a seat vacated by Richard Erwin. Beaty was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on October 7, 1994 on a Senate vote and received commission on October 11, 1994. Beaty has served as the Chief Judge of the Court since 2006.[3]
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| Federal judicial offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Richard Erwin |
Middle District of North Carolina 1994–Current Seat #3 |
Succeeded by: NA |
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: William Osteen • James Beaty • Thomas Schroeder • Catherine Eagles | ||
| Senior judges | |||
| Magistrate judges | L. Patrick Auld • Joi Elizabeth Peake • Joe L. Webster • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
Johnson Jay Hayes • Frank Bullock • Richard Erwin • Eugene Gordon • William Osteen, Sr. • Lunsford Preyer • Edwin Stanley • Hiram Ward • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Norwood Tilley • Frank Bullock • Richard Erwin • Eugene Gordon • Edwin Stanley • Hiram Ward • | ||
