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James Beaty

Nonpartisan

Prior offices:

United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina

Years in office: 2014 - 2018

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Years in office: 1994 - 2014

Successor:Loretta Copeland Biggs (Nonpartisan)

Education

Bachelor's

Western Carolina University, 1971

Law

University of North Carolina School of Law, 1974

Personal

Birthplace

Whitmire, SC

James A. Beaty, Jr. was afederal judge with theUnited States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina. He joined the court in 1994 after being nominated by PresidentBill Clinton (D). Beaty was thechief judge of the court from 2006 to October 31, 2012.^[1] Beaty assumedsenior status on June 30, 2014. Beaty retired from the court on January 31, 2018.^[2]

Early life and education

Born inWhitmire, 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 inChapel Hill, North Carolina with aJ.D. degree in 1974.^[2]

Professional career

From 1974 to 1981, Beaty entered private practice in the State ofNorth Carolina before becoming a superior court judge in theForsyth County Superior Court from 1981 to 1994.^[2]

Judicial nominations and appointments

Middle District of North Carolina

Beaty was nominated to theUnited States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina by President Bill Clinton on August 25, 1994 to a seat vacated byRichard Erwin. Beaty was confirmed by the U.S.Senate on October 7, 1994, on a voice vote and received commission onOctober 11, 1994. Beaty has served as the Chief Judge of the Court since 2006.^[3] Beaty assumedsenior status on June 30, 2014.

See also

• United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina
• United States Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit

External links

• Search Google News for this topic
• Judge Beaty's Biography from theFederal Judicial Center

Footnotes

v • e Federal judges who have served theUnited States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina
Active judges	•  Thomas Schroeder  •  William Osteen  •  Lindsey Freeman  •  David Bragdon
Senior judges	Norwood Tilley  •  Catherine Eagles  •  Loretta Copeland Biggs  •
Magistrate judges	L. Patrick Auld  •  Joi Elizabeth Peake  •  Joe L. Webster  •
Former Article III judges	James Beaty  •  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  •

v • e Federal judges nominated byBill Clinton
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1999	Alsup •Barry •Brown •Buchwald •Cooper •Eaton •Ellison •Feess •Fisher •Gould •Guzman •Haynes •Hibbler •Hochberg •Hurd •Huvelle •Jordan •Katzmann •Kennelly •Linn •Lorenz •Lynn •Marrero •Murguia •Pannell •Pechman •Pepper •Phillips •Schreier •Stewart •Underhill •Ward •Williams •Wilson
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