Thomas D. Schroeder

Thomas D. Schroeder
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina
In office
November 4, 2017 – August 13, 2023
Preceded byWilliam Lindsay Osteen Jr.
Succeeded byCatherine Eagles
Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina
Assumed office
January 8, 2008
Appointed byGeorge W. Bush
Preceded byFrank William Bullock Jr.
Personal details
Born (1959-05-26) May 26, 1959 (age 64)
Atlanta, Georgia
EducationUniversity of Kansas (BS)
Notre Dame Law School (JD)

Thomas David Schroeder (born May 26, 1959) is the United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina.

Education and career[edit]

Born in Atlanta, Georgia, Schroeder received a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Kansas in 1981 and a Juris Doctor from Notre Dame Law School in 1984. He was a law clerk to George MacKinnon of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit from 1984 to 1985. He was in private practice, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, with the law firm of Womble Carlyle Sandridge and Rice, from 1985 to 2007.

Federal judicial service[edit]

On January 9, 2007, Schroeder was nominated by President George W. Bush to a seat on the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina vacated by Frank William Bullock Jr. Schroeder was confirmed by the United States Senate on December 14, 2007, and received his commission on January 8, 2008. He served as Chief Judge from November 4, 2017 to August 13, 2023.

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Legal offices
Preceded by Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina
2008–present
Incumbent
Preceded by Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina
2017–2023
Succeeded by