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Loretta Copeland Biggs

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina. Senior status. Born 1954.

Federal judicial service

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Judge, U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina

Appointed by
Barack Obama (Democratic)
Nominated
Sep 18, 2014
Senate vote
Voice vote
Confirmed
Dec 16, 2014
Commissioned
Dec 19, 2014
Senior status
Dec 31, 2024

Education

  • B.A., Spelman College, 1976
  • J.D., Howard University School of Law, 1979

Career

  • Staff counsel, The Coca-Cola Company, Atlanta, Georgia, 1979-1982
  • Assistant district attorney, Forsyth County, North Carolina, 1984-1987
  • Judge, North Carolina District Court, Twenty-First Judicial District, 1987-1994
  • Assistant U.S. attorney, Middle District of North Carolina, 1994-2001
  • executive assistant U.S. attorney, 1997-2001
  • Associate judge, North Carolina Court of Appeals, 2001-2002
  • Private practice, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 2003-2014

DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026

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