Graham Calder Mullen

Graham Calder Mullen (born 1940) is a Senior United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina.

Graham Calder Mullen
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina
Assumed office
December 1, 2005
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina
In office
1998–2005
Preceded byRichard Lesley Voorhees
Succeeded byRobert J. Conrad
Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina
In office
September 11, 1990 – December 1, 2005
Appointed byGeorge H. W. Bush
Preceded byJames Bryan McMillan
Succeeded byMartin Karl Reidinger
Personal details
Born
Graham Calder Mullen

1940 (age 80–81)
Charlotte, North Carolina
EducationDuke University (BA)
Duke University School of Law (JD)

Education and career

Born in Gastonia, North Carolina, Mullen received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Duke University in 1962 and a Juris Doctor from Duke University School of Law in 1969. He was a Lieutenant in the United States Navy from 1962 to 1966. He was then in private practice in Gastonia, North Carolina from 1969 to 1990.[1]

Federal judicial service

On February 20, 1990, Mullen was nominated by President George H. W. Bush to a seat on the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina vacated by Judge James Bryan McMillan. Mullen was confirmed by the United States Senate on September 10, 1990, and received his commission on September 11, 1990. He served as Chief Judge from 1998 to 2005. He assumed senior status on December 1, 2005.[1]

References
  1. "Mullen, Graham Calder - Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov.

Sources
Legal offices
Preceded by
James Bryan McMillan		 Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina
1990–2005		 Succeeded by
Martin Karl Reidinger
Preceded by
Richard Lesley Voorhees		 Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina
1998–2005		 Succeeded by
Robert J. Conrad
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