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Chief Judge Robert J. Conrad, Jr. of
the U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina
is a highly respected jurist who is widely praised by lawyers and
fellow judges alike for his intellect, fairness, and judicial temperament.
- Chief Judge Conrad has been nominated to the Fourth
Circuit, which hears appeals from the federal district courts
of North Carolina, Maryland, South Carolina, Virginia, and West
Virginia.
Chief Judge Conrad is known for his intelligence,
preparation, courtesy towards attorneys and litigants, facility
in conducting courtroom proceedings, and fairness in applying the
law.
Chief Judge Conrad has a distinguished record as a
government attorney, an attorney in private practice, and as a district
court judge.
- In 2005, Chief Judge Conrad was confirmed by unanimous
consent to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of
North Carolina, where he sits today. He became Chief Judge on
June 3, 2006.
- From 2004 to 2005, and also from 1983 to 1989,
Chief Judge Conrad engaged in the private practice of law. From
2004 to 2005, he was a partner at the prominent law firm of Mayer,
Brown, Rowe & Maw. Chief Judge Conrad practiced law in Charlottesville,
Virginia, from 1983 to 1986. His private practice focused at different
times on commercial litigation, white-collar criminal defense,
and corporate investigations.
- From 1989 to 2004, Chief Judge Conrad worked in
the United States Attorney’s Office for the Western District of
North Carolina. In 1999, Attorney General Janet Reno appointed
him to be Chief of the Campaign Finance Task Force, which investigated
irregularities in the 1996 presidential campaigns and a Senate
campaign.
- On October 23, 2001, Chief Judge Conrad was confirmed
by unanimous consent to be the United States Attorney for the
Western District of North Carolina, where he served until 2004.
While the United States Attorney, Chief Judge Conrad chaired the
Attorney General’s Subcommittee on Gun Crime and Violence.
Chief Judge Conrad has impeccable academic credentials
and professional training.
- He attended Clemson University, where he graduated
in 1980 magna cum laude, and was honored as an academic All-American
in basketball.
- Chief Judge Conrad received his J.D. from the University
of Virginia Law School in 1983.
Chief Judge Conrad has also contributed his time and
energy to the community and to teaching others.
- He has taught at the University of Virginia’s trial
advocacy college and was an instructor at the Department of Justice’s
National Advocacy Center in Columbia, South Carolina.
- He has also been active in a variety of non-legal
organizations, including his church, and he has also taken the
time to coach boys’ and girls’ sports.
Additional Biographical Information:
Endorsement
by Republican National Lawyers Association (contains biographical
summary)
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2007/07/20070717-10.html
“A
Court in Need: The Senate should act on nominations to the U.S.
Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit,” Washington Post,
December, 27 2007
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