Matthew Orso
Matthew Orso is a partner at Troutman Pepper Locke LLP.[1]
On August 22, 2025, President Donald Trump (R) announced his intent to nominate Matthew Orso to the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina.[1] As of August 22, 2025, Orso was awaiting an official nomination from the president and a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Click here for more information on Orso's federal judicial nomination.
The United States District Court for the Western 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 Western District of North Carolina
- See also: Federal judges nominated by Donald Trump
On August 22, 2025, President Donald Trump (R) announced his intent to nominate Orso to the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina.[1] To read more about the federal nominations process, click here.
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| Court: United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina |
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Nomination
On August 22, 2025, President Donald Trump (R) announced his intent to nominate Matthew Orso to the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina. As of August 22, 2025, Orso was awaiting an official nomination from the president and a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Click here for a list of other nominees who have been nominated by President Donald Trump.
About the court
| Western District of North Carolina |
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| Fourth Circuit |
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| Posts: 5 |
| Judges: 3 |
| Vacancies: 2 |
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| Chief: Martin Reidinger |
| Active judges: Kenneth Bell, Max O. Cogburn Jr., Martin Reidinger Senior judges: |
The United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina is one of 94 United States district courts. 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 Western 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 Western District of North Carolina consists of all the following counties in the western part of the state of North Carolina.
There are four court divisions, each covering the following counties:
The Asheville Division, covering Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Cleveland, Haywood, Henderson, Madison, McDowell, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Transylvania, and Yancey counties
The Bryson Division, covering Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Jackson, Macon, and Swain counties
The Charlotte Division, covering Anson, Gaston, Mecklenburg, and Union counties
The Statesville Division, covering Alexander, Alleghany, Ashe, Caldwell, and Catawba, Iredell, Lincoln, Watauga, and Wilkes 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
External links
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- United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina
Footnotes
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
