Wynn, James Andrew Jr. Born 1954 in Robersonville, NC Federal Judicial Service: Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit Nominated by Barack Obama on November 4, 2009, to a seat vacated by James Dickson Phillips, Jr.. Confirmed by the Senate on August 5, 2010, and received commission on August 10, 2010. Education: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, B.A., 1975 Marquette University Law School, J.D., 1979 University of Virginia Law School, LL.M., 1995 Professional Career: U.S. Navy, JAG Corps, captain, 1979-1983, reserve captain, 1983-2009 Assistant appellate defender, Office of Appellate Defender, North Carolina, 1983-1984 Private practice, Wilson and Greenville, North Carolina, 1984-1990, Associate judge, North Carolina Court of Appeals, 1990-1998, 1999-2010 Associate justice, Supreme Court of North Carolina, 1998