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Max Oliver Cogburn, Jr.

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina. Active service.

Confirmed 96 to 0Confirmed from the official record
Appointed by
Barack Obama
Nominated
January 5, 2011
Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
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Committee action
Reported (favorably), February 3, 2011
Senate vote
Recorded vote, 96 to 0
Confirmed
March 10, 2011
Commissioned
March 11, 2011
American Bar Association rating
Well Qualified

Born 1951, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it.

Source: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal Judges · This judge’s entry. Our copy saved October 16, 2026, fingerprint 92b677f26553b479.

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Career, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it

  • Private practice, Asheville, North Carolina, 1976-1980, 1995, 2004-2011
  • Assistant U.S. attorney, Western District of North Carolina, 1980-1992
  • Private practice, Charlotte, North Carolina, 1992-1995

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