Martin Karl Reidinger (born December 18, 1958) is the chief United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina.
Martin Karl Reidinger | |
|---|---|
| Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina | |
| Assumed office June 2, 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Frank DeArmon Whitney |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina | |
| Assumed office September 12, 2007 | |
| Appointed by | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Graham Calder Mullen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Martin Karl Reidinger December 18, 1958 New Haven, Connecticut |
| Education | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (BA, JD) |
Education and career
editBorn in New Haven, Connecticut, Reidinger received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1981 and a Juris Doctor from the University of North Carolina School of Law in 1984. He was in private practice in Asheville from 1984 to 2007.
Federal judicial service
editOn January 9, 2007, Reidinger was nominated by President George W. Bush to a seat on the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina vacated by Graham Calder Mullen. Reidinger was confirmed by the United States Senate on September 10, 2007, and received his commission on September 12, 2007. He became chief judge on June 2, 2020.
Personal life
editReidinger lives in Asheville, North Carolina. He is married and has three daughters and a son.[citation needed]
Sources
edit- Martin Karl Reidinger at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.