Loretta Copeland Biggs
Appointed by President Barack Obama in 2014 and confirmed by voice vote, Loretta Copeland Biggs is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina. She earned a law degree from Howard University School of Law in 1979. Sources ↓
- Born
- 1954 · age 72
- Appointed by
- Barack Obama, 2014
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Spelman College 1976 · Howard Law 1979
- Succeeded
- James A. Beaty Jr.
- Succeeded by
- David Alan Bragdon
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Middle District of North Carolina succeeded James A. Beaty Jr. | Obama (D) | Voice vote |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own. A voice vote means the chamber approved aloud. No senator-by-senator tally is recorded.
Confirmation vote
Voice vote
The Senate approved this confirmation aloud, with no senator-by-senator tally recorded. Recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989.
Education
| Spelman College | B.A. | 1976 |
| Howard University School of Law | J.D. | 1979 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Biggs was assigned 2,227 district-court cases (1991–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 195 days across 2,093 closed cases.
Case assignment is from CourtListener’s PACER-derived docket records: a partial sample, not a complete caseload, reflecting the judge last assigned each case. How we count.
On appeal
Of 274 of Biggs’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 252 were affirmed, 10 reversed or vacated, and 12 affirmed in part and reversed in part. This is a historical count of appellate outcomes for cases we could match, not a judgment of the judge, and not a complete record. How we count.
Questions & answers
- Who appointed Loretta Copeland Biggs?
- President Barack Obama appointed Loretta Copeland Biggs to the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina in 2014.
- Was Loretta Copeland Biggs appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Loretta Copeland Biggs was appointed by President Barack Obama, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Loretta Copeland Biggs's confirmation vote?
- Loretta Copeland Biggs was confirmed by voice vote on December 16, 2014. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court is Loretta Copeland Biggs on?
- Loretta Copeland Biggs is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
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11 years on the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).