James A. Beaty Jr.

James A. Beaty Jr.
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina
In office
June 30, 2014  January 31, 2018
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina
In office
2006–2012
Preceded byNorwood Carlton Tilley Jr.
Succeeded byWilliam Lindsay Osteen Jr.
Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina
In office
October 11, 1994  June 30, 2014
Appointed byBill Clinton
Preceded byRichard Erwin
Succeeded byLoretta Copeland Biggs
Personal details
Born
James Arthur Beaty Jr.

(1949-06-28) June 28, 1949
Whitmire, South Carolina, U.S.
EducationWestern Carolina University (BA)
University of North Carolina School of Law (JD)

James Arthur Beaty Jr. (born June 28, 1949) is a former United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina, and a former nominee to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.