Lindsey Freeman

Lindsey Ann Freeman (born 1983) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina. She previously served as an assistant United States attorney in the Middle District of North Carolina.

Early life and education

Freeman was born in 1983 in Austin, Texas. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree, magna cum laude, in 2005 from Harvard University, majoring in social studies. She received a Juris Doctor, magna cum laude and Order of the Coif, in 2011 from the University of Pennsylvania Law School, where she served as comments editor of the University of Pennsylvania Law Review. She served as a law clerk in the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit from 2011 to 2012. The nomination was transmitted to the United States Senate on September 15, 2025. On September 17, 2025, a confirmation hearing was held for her and other nominees before the Senate Judiciary Committee On October 9, 2025, the committee advanced her nomination by a 15–7 vote. On December 2, the Senate invoked cloture on her nomination by a 61–36 vote. Later that day, her nomination was confirmed by a 60–39 vote. She received her judicial commission on December 19, 2025.