# James C. Dever III United States District Judge for the Eastern District of North Carolina, and **Chair of the [[Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure]]** — the Standing Committee that gates every proposed amendment to the federal rules. He signed the Standing Committee's September 2026 report to the [[Judicial Conference of the United States]], including its withdrawal of the Evidence Rule 609 recommendation. Nominated by George W. Bush on 14 February 2005, confirmed by the Senate on 28 April 2005, commission issued 2 May 2005. Chief Judge of the district 2011–2018. Notre Dame (B.B.A. 1984), Duke Law (J.D. 1987); clerked for Judge J. Clifford Wallace of the Ninth Circuit; Air Force General Counsel's office 1988–1992 and the Air Force Reserve 1992–2000; private practice in North Carolina 1992–2004; has taught at Campbell and Duke. *Stub — expand with notable rulings, the rules-committee record, and the appointment history to the Standing Committee chairmanship.* ## See also - [[Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure]] - [[How a Federal Rule of Procedure Is Made]] - [[Judicial Conference of the United States]]