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Lindsey Freeman
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Lindsey Freeman is a confirmed nominee to the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina. She was nominated to the court by President Donald Trump (R) on September 15, 2025, and confirmed by the United States Senate on December 2, 2025, by a vote of 60-39.[1][2][3] Freeman will join the court upon receiving her judicial commission and taking her judicial oath. Click here for more information on Freeman's federal judicial nomination.
Prior to joining the court, Freeman was an assistant United States attorney.[1]
The United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina is one of 94 U.S. District Courts. They are the general trial courts of the United States federal courts. To learn more about the court, click here.
Judicial nominations and appointments
United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina
- See also: Federal judges nominated by Donald Trump
On September 15, 2025, President Donald Trump (R) nominated Freeman to the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina.[3] She was confirmed by a 60-39 vote of the U.S. Senate on December 2, 2025.[2] To read more about the federal nominations process, click here.
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| Nominee Information |
| Name: Lindsey Freeman |
| Court: United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina |
| Progress |
| Confirmed 78 days after nomination. |
 Nominated: September 15, 2025
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| ABA Rating: Well qualified
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| Questionnaire: Questionnaire |
| Hearing: September 17, 2025
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| Hearing Transcript: Hearing Transcript |
| QFRs: (Hover over QFRs to read more) |
| Reported: October 9, 2025
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| Confirmed: December 2, 2025
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| Vote: 60-39
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Confirmation vote
The U.S. Senate confirmed Freeman by a vote of 60-39 on December 2, 2025.[2] To see a full breakdown of the vote on the official U.S. Senate website, click here.
| Freeman confirmation vote (December 2, 2025) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Yea | Nay | No vote | ||||||
 Democratic |
7 | 38 | 0 | ||||||
 Republican |
52 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
 Independent |
1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 60[4] | 39 | 1 | ||||||
Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
The Senate Judiciary Committee held hearings on Freeman's nomination on September 17, 2025. Freeman was reported to the full Senate on October 9, 2025, after a 15-7 committee vote.[5]
Nomination
On August 22, 2025, President Donald Trump (R) announced his intent to nominate Lindsey Freeman to the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina. The president officially nominated Freeman on September 15, 2025.[2]
Freeman was nominated to replace Judge Catherine Eagles, who assumed senior status on December 31, 2024.[6]
The American Bar Association (ABA) rated Freeman well qualified.[7] To read more about ABA ratings, click here.
Biography
Education
Freeman was born in 1983 in Austin, Texas. She earned a bachelor's degree from Harvard University in 2005, a certificate in business and public policy from the University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School in 2011, and a law degree from the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 2011.[3]
Professional career
- 2021-2025: Assistant U.S. attorney, Middle District of North Carolina
- 2025: first assistant U.S. attorney
- 2020: Chief of staff and deputy associate attorney general, U.S. Department of Justice
- 2017-2020: Office of Legal Policy, U.S. Department of Justice
- 2019-2020: chief of staff and senior counsel
- 2017-2019: counsel
- 2015-2017: Private practice, Washington, D.C.
- 2012-2014: Private practice, Los Angeles, California
- 2011-2012: Law clerk, Hon. John M. Rogers, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit[3]
About the court
| Middle District of North Carolina |
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| Fourth Circuit |
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| Judgeships |
| Posts: 4 |
| Judges: 3 |
| Vacancies: 1 |
| Judges |
| Chief: Catherine Eagles |
| Active judges: David Bragdon, William Osteen, Thomas Schroeder Senior judges: |
The U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina is one of 94 United States district courts. It consists of five divisions with a headquarters in Greensboro, North Carolina. When decisions of the court are appealed, they are appealed to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit based in downtown Richmond, Virginia at the Lewis F. Powell Federal Courthouse.
The Middle District of North Carolina has original jurisdiction over cases filed within its jurisdiction. These cases can include civil and criminal matters that fall under federal law.
The geographic jurisdiction of the Middle District of North Carolina consists of all the following counties in the middle part of the state of North Carolina.
There are five court divisions, each covering the following counties:
The Durham Division, covering Chatham, Durham, Lee, Orange, and Person counties
The Greensboro Division, covering Alamance, Caswell, Guilford, Randolph, and Rockingham counties
The Rockingham Division, covering Hoke, Montgomery, Moore, Richmond, and Scotland counties
The Salisbury Division, covering Cabarrus, Davidson, Davie, Rowan, and Stanly counties
The Winston-Salem Division, covering Forsyth, Stokes, Surry, and Yadkin counties
To read opinions published by this court, click here.
The federal nomination process
Federal judges are nominated by the president of the United States and confirmed by the Senate. There are multiple steps to the process:
- The president nominates an individual for a judicial seat.
- The nominee fills out a questionnaire and is reviewed by the Senate Judiciary Committee.
- The Senate Judiciary Committee holds a hearing with the nominee, questioning them about things like their judicial philosophy, past rulings or opinions, etc.
- As part of this process, the committee sends a blue slip to senators from the home state in which the judicial nomination was received, allowing them to express their approval or disapproval of the nominee.
- After the hearing, the Senate Judiciary Committee will vote to approve or return the nominee.
- If approved, the nominee is voted on by the full Senate.
- If the Committee votes to return the nominee to the president, the president has the opportunity to re-nominate the individual.
- The Senate holds a vote on the candidate.
- If the Senate confirms the nomination, the nominee receives a commission to serve a lifelong position as a federal judge.
- If the Senate does not confirm the nomination, that nominee does not become a judge.
See also
- United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina
- United States Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina
- Biography from the Federal Judicial Center
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Truth Social, "Donald J. Trump," August 22, 2025
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Congress.gov, "PN520-2 — Lindsey Ann Freeman — The Judiciary," accessed October 10, 2025
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 The Federal Judicial Center, "Freeman, Lindsey Ann," accessed December 2, 2025
- ↑ Note: The bolded number reflects the largest number.
- ↑ U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, "RESULTS OF COMMITTEE EXECUTIVE BUSINESS MEETING," accessed October 9, 2025
- ↑ Biography of Catherine Eagles at the Federal Judicial Center
- ↑ American Bar Association, "STANDING COMMITTEE ON THE FEDERAL JUDICIARY," accessed October 2, 2025
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
