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Martin Karl Reidinger

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Martin Reidinger
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina
Assumed office
June 2, 2020
Preceded byFrank DeArmon Whitney
Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina
Assumed office
September 12, 2007
Appointed byGeorge W. Bush
Preceded byGraham Calder Mullen
Personal details
BornMartin Karl Reidinger
(1958-12-18) December 18, 1958 (age 67)
EducationUniversity of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (BA, JD)

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.

Education and career

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Born 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

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On 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

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Reidinger lives in Asheville, North Carolina. He is married and has three daughters and a son.[citation needed]

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