Description

The current term of office of United States Magistrate Judge W. Carleton Metcalf in the United States District Court for the Western District of

North Carolina is due to expire on October 31, 2026.  

The United States District Court is required by law to establish a panel of citizens to consider the reappointment of the magistrate judge to a new eight-year term.

The duties of a magistrate judge in this court include the following:

(1) conduct preliminary proceedings in criminal cases; (2) trial and disposition

of misdemeanor cases; (3) conduct various pretrial matters and evidentiary

proceedings on delegation from a district judge; and (4) trial and disposition of

civil cases upon consent of the litigants.

Comments from members of the bar and the public are invited as

to whether the incumbent magistrate judge should be recommended for

reappointment by the court.  All comments are to be emailed to 

Katie_Simon@ncwd.uscourts.gov.

All comments must be received by February 18, 2026. 

Requirements

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