Robert James "Bob" Conrad Jr. (born May 17, 1958) is a former United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina. He served as chief judge from 2006 to 2013 and was nominated to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit to take the place of the retired James Dickson Phillips Jr. He previously served as a member of the executive committee of the Judicial Conference of the United States from 2016 to 2020.
Robert James Conrad Jr.
North Carolina Western District Court
Chief Judge — U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina
Born 1958 in Chicago, IL
FJC ID: 3085
- Gender
- Male
- Race
- White
Prior employment
- Administrative Office of the U.S. CourtsDirector · 2024–present
Board member · 2024–present- Judicial Conference of the United StatesMember · 2016–2021
U.S. attorney for the Western District of North Carolina2001–2005
Assistant U.S. attorney · 1989–2001- Private practice1983–1988
Appointments
2005–2025 · Appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)Term ended: Retirement
Education
J.D. · 1983- Clemson UniversityB.A. · 1980