Robert Conrad
| Robert Conrad | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina | |
| Title: | Chief Judge |
| Position: | Seat #5 |
| Station: | Charlotte, NC |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | George W. Bush |
| Active: | 06/02/2005 - Present |
| Chief: | 2006 - Present |
| Preceded by: | 116 Stat. 1758 |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | 1958 |
| Home State: | Chicago, IL |
| Undergraduate: | Clemson U., B.A., 1980 |
| Law School: | U. of Virginia Law, J.D., 1983 |
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Robert James Conrad, Jr. is an Article III federal judge for the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina. He joined the court in 2005 after being nominated by President George W. Bush. Conrad has been serving as Chief Judge of the Court since 2006.
Early life and education
Born in Chicago, Illinois, Conrad graduated from Clemson University with his Bachelor's degree in 1980 and later from the University of Virginia Law School with his Juris Doctor degree in 1983. [1]
Professional career
Conrad served as a private practice attorney from 1983 to 1988 before being serving as an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina from 1989 to 2001.[1] President George W. Bush nominated Conrad to serve as U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina from 2001 to 2005. [2]
Judicial career
Western District of North Carolina
On the recommendation of North Carolina U.S. Senator Elizabeth Dole, Conrad was nominated to the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina by President George W. Bush on February 14, 2005 to a new seat created by 116 Stat. 1758, which was approved by Congress. Conrad was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on April 28, 2005 and received commission on June 2, 2005. [3]
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| Federal judicial offices | ||
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| Preceded by: NA-New Seat |
Western District of North Carolina 2005–Current Seat #5 |
Succeeded by: NA |
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Robert Conrad • Frank Whitney • Richard Voorhees • Martin Reidinger • Max O. Cogburn, Jr. | ||
| Senior judges | |||
| Magistrate judges | David Kessler • Dennis Howell • David Cayer • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
Robert Paine Dick • James Edmund Boyd • Hamilton Glover Ewart • Lacy Thornburg • Edwin Yates Webb • James Craven • David Henderson • Woodrow Jones • Harold Brent McKnight • James McMillan • Wilson Warlick • Robert Potter • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Graham Mullen • Richard Voorhees • James Craven • Woodrow Jones • Wilson Warlick • Robert Potter • | ||
