List of former United States district courts
North Carolina
The United States District Court for the District of North Carolina has a unique history among defunct district courts. It was established on June 4, 1790, by 1 Stat.

List of former United States district courts

Section Title: North Carolina
Table Section Text: The United States District Court for the District of North Carolina has a unique history among defunct district courts. It was established on June 4, 1790, by 1 Stat.

Judge	Appointed by	Began active service	Ended active service	End reason

John Stokes	George Washington	August 3, 1790	October 12, 1790	death

John Sitgreaves	George Washington	December 20, 1790	March 4, 1802	death

Henry Potter	Thomas Jefferson	April 7, 1802	December 20, 1857	death

Asa Biggs	James Buchanan	May 3, 1858	April 23, 1861	resignation; became a judge of Confederacy

George Washington Brooks	Andrew Johnson	August 19, 1865	June 4, 1872	reassigned to Eastern District of North Carolina

Sentence(s)

Asa Biggs was appointed to the District Court for the District of North Carolina by James Buchanan.

final_sentence: Asa Biggs was appointed to the District Court for the District of North Carolina by James Buchanan.