James C. Dever III
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina. Born 1962.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina
- Appointed by
- George W. Bush (Republican)
- Nominated
- Feb 14, 2005
- Senate vote
- Voice vote
- Confirmed
- Apr 28, 2005
- Commissioned
- May 2, 2005
Other federal judicial service
- U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, 2004-2005
Education
- B.B.A., University of Notre Dame, 1984
- J.D., Duke University School of Law, 1987
Career
- Law clerk, Hon. J. Clifford Wallace, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 1987-1988
- U.S. Air Force, General Counsel Office, 1988-1992
- U.S. Air Force Reserve, 1992-2000
- Private practice, North Carolina, 1992-2004
- Adjunct professor, Wiggins School of Law, Campbell University, 1997-
- Senior lecturing fellow, Duke University School of Law, 2008-
Other nominations
Nominated to U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, May 22, 2002; no Senate vote; Nominated to U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, January 7, 2003; no Senate vote
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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