Robert J. Conrad
| Robert James Conrad Jr. | |
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| Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina | |
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In office 2006–2013 |
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| Preceded by | Graham Calder Mullen |
| Succeeded by | Frank DeArmon Whitney |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina | |
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Assumed office June 2, 2005 |
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| Appointed by | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Seat established by 116 Stat. 1758 |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Robert James Conrad Jr. 1958 (age 58–59) Chicago, Illinois |
| Education |
Clemson University B.A. University of Virginia School of Law J.D. |
Robert James "Bob" Conrad Jr. (born 1958) is a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina and a former nominee to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit to take the place of the retired James Dickson Phillips Jr.
Conrad was born in Chicago, Illinois into a Catholic family. He graduated from Clemson University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1980 and the University of Virginia School of Law with a Juris Doctor in 1983. In college, he was "the point guard in 1980 for what many consider Clemson's best basketball team ever.
Conrad's legal career began soon after he graduated from law school. He was a private practice attorney until 1988.
Conrad served as an assistant U.S. attorney for the Western District of North Carolina from 1989 to 2001. He was promoted to U.S. Attorney in the same district from 2001 until 2005.
As a U.S. attorney, he prosecuted cases of terrorism financing and campaign finance. Attorney General Janet Reno named Conrad as head of her campaign finance task force that investigated fund-raising improprieties during the 1996 U.S. election campaigns. He is best known for recommending an independent counsel be named to investigate then Vice President Al Gore.
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