Western Districts on March 2, 1927, by 44 Stat. 1339. Shortly thereafter, President Calvin Coolidge appointed Johnson Jay Hayes by recess appointment to be the first judge of the Middle District of North Carolina. Current judges : Former judges Chief judges Succession of seats U.S. Attorneys for the Middle District Frank A. Linney (1927–1928) Edwin L. Gavin (1928–1932) John R. McCrary (1932–1934) Carlisle W. Higgins (1934–1947) Bryce R. Holt (1947–1954) Edwin M. Stanley (1954–1957) Robert L. Gavin (1957–1958) James E. Holshouser, Sr. (1958–1961) Lafayette Williams (1961) William H. Murdock (1961–1969) William Lindsay Osteen Sr. (1969–1974) N. Carlton Tilley Jr. (1974–1977) Benjamin H. White, Jr. (1977) Mickey Michaux (1977–1980) Kenneth W. McAllister (1981–1986) Robert H. Edmunds Jr. (1986–1993) Benjamin H. White, Jr. (1993) Walter C. Holton Jr. (1994–2001) Anna Mills Wagoner (2001–2010) Ripley Rand (2010–2017) Sandra J. Hairston (2017–2018) Matthew G.T. Martin (2018–2021) Sandra J. Hairston (2021–present) See also Courts of North Carolina List of current United States district judges List of United States federal courthouses in North Carolina United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina Salisbury District, historic legislative district References External links United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina North Carolina, Middle North Carolina law Durham, North Carolina Greensboro, North Carolina Richmond County, North Carolina Rowan County, North Carolina Winston-Salem, North Carolina 1927 establishments in North Carolina Courthouses in North Carolina Courts and tribunals established in 1927