Charlotte News & Observer: For the first time, a woman will hear federal cases on Charlotte’s top bench
This excerpt is from a piece that originally ran on December 6, 2025.
Bragdon previously clerked for Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and was the Department of Justice’s Resident Legal Adviser for the Philippines.
A progressive nonprofit, Alliance For Justice, wrote to the Senate Judiciary Committee about Bragdon’s stances on reproductive rights and capital punishment and said he “rejects” the responsibility to “safeguard the Constitution, protect individual rights, and deliver justice for all.”