History / Courts

U.S. District Court for the Albemarle, Cape Fear & Pamptico Districts of North Carolina

4 judges have served since Feb 13, 1801. Vacant or no longer exists.

Judges
4
2 D · 1 N( · 1 JR
Longest tenure
56 years
Henry Potter
Current
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nobody
history/court/district-court-for-the-albemarle-cape-fear-and-pamptico-districts-of-north-carolinaEvery holder, newest first
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18201840186018801900192019401960198020002020John Sitgreaves · 1801-02-13 – 1802-03-04 · None (reassignment)Henry Potter · 1802-04-07 – 1857-12-20 · Jeffersonian RepublicanAsa Biggs · 1858-05-03 – 1861-04-23 · DemocratGeorge Washington Brooks · 1866-01-22 – 1872-06-04 · Democrat
George Washington Brooks D
Jan 22, 1866 – Jun 4, 1872 · 6.4 years · appointed by Andrew Johnson
Asa Biggs D
May 3, 1858 – Apr 23, 1861 · 3 years · appointed by James Buchanan
Henry Potter JR
Apr 7, 1802 – Dec 20, 1857 · 56 years · appointed by Thomas Jefferson
John Sitgreaves N(
Feb 13, 1801 – Mar 4, 1802 · 13 months · appointed by None (reassignment)

Dates are from the Federal Judicial Center (commission to senior status or departure). Consecutive terms of one person are merged.