David A. Bragdon
David Alan Bragdon | |
|---|---|
| Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina | |
| Assumed office December 12, 2025 | |
| Appointed by | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Loretta Copeland Biggs |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1977 (age 47–48) Warren, Ohio, U.S. |
| Education | Campbell University (BA) University of Virginia (JD) |
David Alan Bragdon (born 1977) is an assistant United States attorney in the Middle District of North Carolina. He is the designate to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina.
Education and early life
Bragdon was born in 1977 in Warren, Ohio.[1] He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in government from Campbell University in 1999 and a Juris Doctor from the University of Virginia School of Law in 2002, where he was editor of the Virginia Law Review. He served as a law clerk for Judge Stephen F. Williams of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit from 2002 to 2003.[1]
Career
Bragdon worked as an associate at Burr and Forman in their Birmingham, Alabama office from 2003 to 2006. He then clerked for Associate Justice Clarence Thomas of the United States Supreme Court from 2006 to 2007.[1] Bragdon was hired to be an assistant United States attorney for the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina in 2007. He was promoted to chief of appeals for that office in 2021.[2]
Nomination to district court
On August 22, 2025, President Donald Trump announced his intention to nominate Bragdon to a seat on the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina vacated by Judge Loretta Copeland Biggs.[3] The nomination was transmitted to the United States Senate on September 15, 2025.[4] On September 17, 2025, a confirmation hearing was held for him and other nominees before the Senate Judiciary Committee.[5] Democrats on the committee questioned Bragdon about his writings on abortion and religious liberty from when he was in college. He pointed out that those writings were from more than 20 years ago.[6] On October 9, 2025, the committee voted in favor of his nomination by a 12–10 party-line vote.[7] On December 1, 2025, the U.S. Senate voted to invoke cloture on his nomination by a vote of 50–41.[8] The following day, his nomination was confirmed by a 53–45 vote.[9] He received his judicial commission on December 12, 2025.[10]
References
- ^ a b c "Senate Judiciary Committee Questionnaire" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. September 18, 2025. Retrieved September 18, 2025.
- ^ st.john, samara (August 23, 2025). "Budd, Tillis Applaud Nomination of Four NC Judges".
- ^ "Trump Taps Federal Prosecutors for North Carolina Trial Courts". August 22, 2025.
- ^ "PN520-1 - Nomination of David A. Bragdon for The Judiciary, 119th Congress (2025-2026)". www.congress.gov. September 17, 2025.
- ^ "LOCATION CHANGE: Nominations | United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary". www.judiciary.senate.gov.
- ^ "Written Questions for David Alan Bragdon Nominee to be U.S. District Judge for the Middle District of North Carolina" (PDF). Senate Judiciary Committee. September 24, 2025. Retrieved December 4, 2025.
- ^ "RESULTS OF EXECUTIVE BUSINESS MEETING" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. October 9, 2025. Retrieved December 4, 2025.
- ^ "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture: David A. Bragdon to be U.S. District Judge for the Middle District of North Carolina)". www.senate.gov.
- ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: David A. Bragdon, of North Carolina, to be U.S. District Judge for the Middle District of North Carolina)". senate.gov. December 2, 2025. Retrieved December 4, 2025.
- ^ David A. Bragdon at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
External links
- David A. Bragdon at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.