William Lindsay Osteen Jr. | |
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Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina | |
Assumed office November 1, 2012 |
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Preceded by | James A. Beaty, Jr. |
Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina | |
Assumed office September 19, 2007 |
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Appointed by | George W. Bush |
Preceded by | William Lindsay Osteen Sr. |
Personal details | |
Born |
William Lindsay Osteen Jr. 1960 (age 56–57) Greensboro, North Carolina |
Education |
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (B.S.) University of North Carolina School of Law (J.D.) |
William Lindsay Osteen Jr. (born 1960) is the Chief United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina.
Osteen was born in Greensboro, North Carolina. He received a Bachelor of Science degree from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1983. He received a Juris Doctor from University of North Carolina School of Law in 1987. He was in private practice of law in Greensboro from 1987 to 2007.
Osteen serves as a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina. Osteen was nominated by President George W. Bush on January 9, 2007, to a seat vacated by his father, William Lindsay Osteen Sr. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on September 10, 2007, and received his commission on September 19, 2007. He became Chief Judge on November 1, 2012.