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 "excerpt": "Loretta C. Biggs, born Loretta Copeland Biggs, is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge for the Middle District of North Carolina since 2014.",
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 "markdown": "# Loretta C. Biggs\n\nLoretta Copeland Biggs (born 1954) is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina since 2014.<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1394721)</sup> She was appointed by President Barack Obama and assumed senior status on December 31, 2024.<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1394721)</sup>\n\n| Fact | Detail |\n|---|---|\n| Court | U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1394721)</sup> |\n| Appointed by | Barack Obama<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1394721)</sup> |\n| Confirmed | December 16, 2014, by voice vote<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1394721)</sup> |\n| Senior status | December 31, 2024<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1394721)</sup> |\n| Born | 1954, Atlanta, Georgia<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1394721)</sup> |\n| Education | B.A., Spelman College, 1976; J.D., Howard University School of Law, 1979<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1394721)</sup> |\n\n## Early life and education\n\nBiggs was born in 1954 in Atlanta, Georgia.<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1394721)</sup> She received her B.A. cum laude from [Spelman College](https://www.edgepedia.org/spelman-college) in 1976 and her J.D. with honors from Howard University School of Law in 1979.<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1394721)</sup>\n\n## Legal career\n\nBiggs began her legal career as staff counsel for [The Coca-Cola Company](https://www.edgepedia.org/the-coca-cola-company) in Atlanta, Georgia, from 1979 to 1982.<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1394721)</sup> She served as an assistant district attorney in Forsyth County, North Carolina, from 1984 to 1987.<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1394721)</sup> She then served as a judge on the North Carolina District Court in the Twenty-First Judicial District from 1987 to 1994.<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1394721)</sup>\n\nFrom 1994 to 2001, Biggs worked in the [United States Attorney](https://www.edgepedia.org/united-states-attorney)'s Office for the Middle District of North Carolina, serving as executive assistant United States attorney from 1997 to 2001.<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1394721)</sup> She served as an associate judge on the North Carolina Court of Appeals from 2001 to 2002.<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1394721)</sup> In 2003 she entered private practice in [Winston-Salem, North Carolina](https://www.edgepedia.org/winston-salem-north-carolina), where she was a partner and managing shareholder at Davis Harwell & Biggs, PA, from 2003 to 2014, and a partner at Allman Spry Davis Leggett & Crumpler, PA, beginning in May 2014.<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1394721)</sup>\n\n## Federal judicial service\n\nPresident Obama nominated Biggs to the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina on September 18, 2014, among a group of seven nominees to the district courts.<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1394721)</sup> She was confirmed by voice vote on December 16, 2014, and received her commission on December 19, 2014.<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1394721)</sup> She assumed senior status on December 31, 2024.<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1394721)</sup>\n\n## References\n\n1. [Biographical Directory of Article III Federal Judges: Loretta Copeland Biggs](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1394721)\n\n---\n*Topic: Encyclopedia › Society and history › Law and justice › Courts and legal practice › Legal biographies › United States judges › US federal judges › Article III judges (district and appellate) › United States district court judges › Surnames A to Bi*\n\n*Initially written Sep 27, 2026 · Reviewed: Sep 29, 2026 · Edited: Oct 15, 2026 · Last review: Sep 29, 2026*\n\n*Copyright 2026 EdgeChat AI, a subsidiary of Biostate AI.*\n\nLicense: Edgepedia Community License 1.0, https://www.edgepedia.org/edgepedia/license\n",
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