Graham Calder Mullen

Graham Calder Mullen (born 1940) is a United States federal judge.

Born in Charlotte, North Carolina, Mullen received a B.A. from Duke University in 1962 and a J.D. from Duke University School of Law in 1969. He was a Lieutenant in the United States Navy from 1962 to 1966. He was then in private practice in Gastonia, North Carolina from 1969 to 1990.

On February 20, 1990, Mullen was nominated by President George H. W. Bush to a seat on the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina vacated by James B. McMillan. Mullen was confirmed by the United States Senate on September 10, 1990, and received his commission on September 11, 1990. He served as chief judge from 1998-2005. He assumed senior status on December 1, 2005.

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