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Biggs, Loretta Copeland
Born 1954 in Atlanta, GA
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina
Nominated by Barack Obama on September 18, 2014, to a seat vacated by James A. Beaty, Jr. Confirmed by the Senate on December 16, 2014, and received commission on December 19, 2014. Assumed senior status on December 31, 2024.
Education:
Spelman College, B.A., 1976
Howard University School of Law, J.D., 1979
Professional Career:
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina
Nominated by Barack Obama on September 18, 2014, to a seat vacated by James A. Beaty, Jr. Confirmed by the Senate on December 16, 2014, and received commission on December 19, 2014. Assumed senior status on December 31, 2024.
Education:
Spelman College, B.A., 1976
Howard University School of Law, J.D., 1979
Professional 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