Lizzy Caplan reviewed the television show True Blood.
David C. Norton -LRB- born 1946 -RRB- is a United States federal judge .. United States federal judge. United States federal judge. Born in Washington , D.C. , Norton received a B.A. from the University of the South in 1968 and was in the United States Navy from 1969 to 1972 .. University of the South. University of the South. United States Navy. United States Navy. He then received a J.D. from the University of South Carolina Law Center in 1975 , and was in private practice in Charleston , South Carolina until 1977 .. University of South Carolina Law Center. University of South Carolina Law Center. He was an Assistant deputy solicitor , Ninth Judicial Circuit , Charleston , South Carolina from 1977 to 1980 .. He was a City attorney of Isle of Palms , South Carolina from 1980 to 1985 .. He was in private practice in Charleston , South Carolina from 1981 to 1990 .. On April 18 , 1990 , Norton was nominated by President George H. W. Bush to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina vacated by Solomon Blatt , Jr. .. George H. W. Bush. George H. W. Bush. United States District Court for the District of South Carolina. United States District Court for the District of South Carolina. Norton was confirmed by the United States Senate on June 28 , 1990 , and received his commission on July 12 , 1990 .. United States Senate. United States Senate. He served as chief judge from 2007 to 2012 .