David Alan Bragdon
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina. Born 1977.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina
- Appointed by
- Donald J. Trump (Republican)
- Nominated
- Sep 15, 2025
- Senate vote
- 53 to 45
- Confirmed
- Dec 2, 2025
- Commissioned
- Dec 12, 2025
Education
- B.A., Campbell University, 1999
- J.D., University of Virginia School of Law, 2002
Career
- Law clerk, Hon. Stephen F. Williams, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, 2002-2003
- Private practice, Birmingham, Alabama, 2003-2006
- Law clerk, Hon. Clarence Thomas, Supreme Court of the United States, 2006-2007
- Assistant U.S. attorney, Eastern District of North Carolina, 2007-2025
- appellate chief, 2021-2025
- Resident legal advisor, Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development, Assistance, and Training, U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Embassy in the Philippines (on detail), 2017-2020
- Adjunct professor, Campbell University School of Law, 2023
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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