--- title: "James Andrew Wynn Jr. | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/james-andrew-wynn-jr" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-09" --- # James Andrew Wynn Jr. U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · U.S. Circuit Judge ## Profile - Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit - State: National federal courts - Role: U.S. Circuit Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-25 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Judge, Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 2010-present - American jurist who has held the role of a United States Circuit Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit since August 10, 2010 - Current Role: Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, appointed by President Barack Obama on November 4, 2009, confirmed by the Senate on August 5, 2010 - Associate justice, Supreme Court of North Carolina, 1998-present - Associate judge, North Carolina Court of Appeals, 1999-2010 - North Carolina Court of Appeals: Judge from 1990 to 2010, elected in 1990, 1992, and 2000 - Judge, Court of Appeals of North Carolina, 1990-2009 - Captain in the U.S. Navy Judge Advocate General’s Corps (1979–1983) and U.S. Naval Reserve JAG Corps (1983–2009) - North Carolina Supreme Court: Briefly held the role of Associate Justice in 1998 before losing the 1998 general election. - Associate judge, North Carolina Court of Appeals, 1990-1998 - Private attorney with Fitch, Butterfield & Wynn in Wilson and Greenville, NC (1984–1990) ### Education - in Judicial Process, University of Virginia School of Law — LL.M. (1995) - Marquette University Law School — J.D. (1979) - B.A. in Journalism, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1975) ### Additional information - He has also held the role of Chair of the Judicial Division of the American Bar Association (2007–2008). - Practitioner, 1997-1997 - Private practice, Wilson and Greenville, NC, 1984-1990 - Assistant appellate defender, State of North Carolina, 1983-1984 - Born March 17, 1954, in Robersonville, North Carolina. - Date of birth: 1954-03-17 - He has received multiple awards, including the ABA Spirit of Excellence Award, North Carolina Bar Association Liberty Bell Award, and the National Bar Association Alexander Award. - He also serves on the Marquette University Board of Trustees. - Birth place: Robersonville, NC ## Before you appear - Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed. - Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance. - Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding. ## Courtroom Rules ### appellate oral argument Scope: courtwide In federal courts of appeals, oral argument is allowed unless a three-judge panel unanimously finds one of Rule 34's specified grounds for dispensing with it; the clerk provides the date, time, place, and time allocation. Evidence excerpt: Oral argument must be allowed in every case unless a panel of three judges who have examined the briefs and record unanimously agrees that oral argument is unnecessary [Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 34, Oral Argument](https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-appellate-procedure) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ## Sources - [Official profile](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1393301) - [Official roster](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1393301) - [Federal Judicial Center biography](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1393301) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/3574/james-andrew-wynn-jr/) - [Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 34, Oral Argument](https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-appellate-procedure) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/3574/james-andrew-wynn-jr/) - [Wikidata: James A. 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