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Between 1995 and 2003, Flanagan served as a United States magistrate judge for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina. Flanagan was nominated to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina by President George W. Bush on January 29, 2003, to a seat vacated by Judge James Carroll Fox. [2]
In North Carolina, magistrates are officers of District Court. Most magistrates are not lawyers. [4] In criminal cases, a magistrate may issue warrants, set bail, accept guilty pleas, and so forth. In civil cases, the most common duty of a magistrate is to preside over small claims court. [5] [6]
The magistrate judge's seat is not a separate court; the authority that a magistrate judge exercises is the jurisdiction of the district court itself, delegated to the magistrate judge by the district judges of the court under governing statutory authority, local rules of court, or court orders. Rather than fixing the duties of magistrate ...
Magistrate judges represent about 10% of the judicial branch workforce, according to the North Carolina Magistrates Association, and they are appointed by district court judges.
Robert C. Ervin (born 1960) is a North Carolina Superior Court judge who has presided over numerous high-profile cases. He is the grandson of U.S. Senator Sam J. Ervin, the son of U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Samuel James Ervin III and the brother of state Supreme Court Justice Sam J. Ervin IV.
Kathryn Overby: [19] First female judge in Alamance County, North Carolina; Anna Hyder Baucom: [49] First female magistrate in Anson County, North Carolina; Tami Mancos: [50] First female magistrate in Bladen County, North Carolina (2000) Tamika Jenkins (2006): [51] First African American female lawyer in Leland, North Carolina [Brunswick ...
From 1992 until 1995, Cogburn was a partner in a law firm in Charlotte, North Carolina. From 1995 until 2004, he served as a federal magistrate judge on the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina. He returned to private practice in 2004, working in Asheville, North Carolina. [2]
North Carolina 3 Richard Dietz February 1, 1977 (age 48) January 1, 2023: 2030 ... Judge Began active service Ended active service Notes William J. Adams: 1921: