Robert J. Conrad

Robert J. Conrad
Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts
Assumed office
March 1, 2024
Appointed byJohn Roberts
Preceded byRoslynn R. Mauskopf
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina
Assumed office
May 17, 2023
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina
In office
2006–2013
Preceded byGraham Calder Mullen
Succeeded byFrank DeArmon Whitney
Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina
In office
June 2, 2005 – May 17, 2023
Appointed byGeorge W. Bush
Preceded bySeat established by 116 Stat. 1758
Succeeded byvacant
Personal details
Born
Robert James Conrad Jr.

(1958-05-17) May 17, 1958 (age 66)[1]
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
SpouseAnn
Children5
EducationClemson University (BA)
University of Virginia School of Law (JD)

Robert James "Bob"[2] Conrad Jr.[3] (born May 17, 1958)[4] is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina. He served as chief judge from 2006 to 2013 and was a former nominee to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit[5] to take the place of the retired James Dickson Phillips Jr.[6][7] He previously served as a member of the executive committee of the Judicial Conference of the United States from 2016 to 2020.[8]

  1. ^ Hearings Before the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, One Hundred Ninth Congress, First Session, Volume 4, Part 1
  2. ^ Esser, William L. IV. "Bob Conrad Sworn in as Western District Federal Judge" Archived 2014-07-25 at the Wayback Machine, The Mecklenburg Bar News, Mecklenburg County Bar, Vol. 32, No. 2, August 2005, pp. 1–2.
  3. ^ "Hon. Robert James Conrad Jr. - a Charlotte, North Carolina (NC) Lawyer". pview.findlaw.com.
  4. ^ Judiciary, United States Congress Senate Committee on the (2006). Confirmation Hearings on Federal Appointments: Hearings Before the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, One Hundred Ninth Congress, First Session. U.S. Government Printing Office.
  5. ^ Article at News & Observer Archived October 29, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ "Nominations Sent to the Senate" at archives.gov
  7. ^ Article[dead link] at Charlotte Observer
  8. ^ "Chief Justice Names New Executive Committee Members".