Martin Karl Reidinger

Martin Karl Reidinger (born December 18, 1958) is the chief United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina. He is married with four children and lives in Asheville, North Carolina.

Federal judicial service

President George W. Bush first nominated Reidinger to a seat on the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina, vacated by Graham Calder Mullen, on September 29, 2006. The nomination did not receive a Senate vote before end of the congressional session, with Bush renominating Reidinger on January 9, 2007. Reidinger was confirmed by the United States Senate on September 10, 2007, and received his commission on September 12, 2007. He became chief judge on June 2, 2020.