David Cayer

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David Cayer

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Nonpartisan

Prior offices
United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina


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David S. Cayer was a federal magistrate judge for the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina. He was appointed to this position on April 3, 2009, and retired on June 02, 2023.[1][2]

According to the Federal Judicial Center, federal magistrates have the authority to conduct misdemeanor trials with the consent of the defendants as long as the defendants have waived their right to a trial before a district judge, to serve as special masters in civil actions, and to assist district judges in pre-trial and discovery proceedings as well as in appeals for post-trial relief.[3]

Career

Judge Cayer worked for ten years as a North Carolina District Court judge and then for six years as a North Carolina Superior Court judge before he was appointed to the federal court.[4]

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ The Third Branch, "Judicial Milestones," May 2009
  2. ↑ U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina, "U.S. Magistrate Judge David S. Cayer reappointed," March 23, 2017
  3. ↑ Federal Judicial Center, "History of the federal judiciary - Magistrate judgeships," accessed April 3, 2017
  4. ↑ The Mecklenburg Bar News, "Induction Ceremony Held for U.S. Magistrate Judge David S. Cayer," July of 2009 See page 7
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North Carolina courts

Federal courts:

Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Eastern District of North Carolina, Middle District of North Carolina, Western District of North Carolina • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of North Carolina, Middle District of North Carolina, Western District of North Carolina

State courts:

Supreme Court of North Carolina • North Carolina Court of Appeals • North Carolina Superior Courts • North Carolina District Courts

State resources:

Courts in North Carolina • North Carolina judicial elections • Judicial selection in North Carolina

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