United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina

Uh, uh, and even more delighted to introduce our panelists, which I will do in short order and then turn it over to them to give you, uh, their thoughts, uh, about the Catholic intellectual tradition and how it impacts, uh, has impacted their lives and how it impacts their service as federal judges.

Uh, to my immediate left, Judge Lindsey Freeman, uh, is a judge in the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina.

Uh, she was nominated by President Trump in September 2025 and then was confirmed, uh, by the Senate, uh, on December the 2nd, 2025.

Um, she, uh, is, has a, uh, a distinguished educational background, Harvard and Penn.