- Robert J. Conrad
Robert James Conrad, Jr. (born 1958 in
Chicago, Illinois ) is aUnited States federal district court judge inNorth Carolina . In 2007, PresidentGeorge W. Bush nominated Conrad for a seat on theUnited States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit [ [http://www.newsobserver.com/659/story/640708.html News and Observer] ] to take the place of the retiredJames Dickson Phillips, Jr. [ [http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2007/07/20070717-10.html Nominations Sent to the Senate ] ] [http://www.charlotte.com/local/story/201332.html]Conrad was confirmed
April 28 ,2005 as a U.S. district court judge for the Western District of North Carolina, and becameChief Judge of the district in 2006. [ [http://www.ncwd.uscourts.gov/Chambers/Judges.aspx NCWD Judges ] ] Before being appointed to the district court by Bush in 2005, Conrad had served as theU.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina.Conrad graduated from
Clemson University in 1980 and theUniversity of Virginia Law School in 1983. Prior to his appointment as U.S. Attorney, he served as an assistant U.S. attorney for 12 years.As a U.S. attorney, he has 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 anindependent counsel be named to investigate then Vice PresidentAl Gore .During the Bush Administration, Attorney General
John Ashcroft appointed Conrad as the head of the Advisory Committee on Terrorism Financing. He was instrumental in prosecuting supporters of theHezbollah terrorist cell in North Carolina.References
External links
* [http://pview.findlaw.com/view/1015992_1 FindLaw]
* [http://www.fjc.gov/servlet/tGetInfo?jid=3085 Federal Judicial Center biography]
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