31:
284:. In 1993 she was appointed to a seat as a resident superior court judge based in Greensboro. She was elected to serve the remainder of the term in 1994 and re-elected in 1996 and 2004 to eight-year terms. In 2006 she became the senior resident superior court judge in Guilford County.
1096:
990:
960:
750:
680:
1101:
715:
564:
537:
213:
86:
43:
597:
925:
855:
790:
615:
337:
1086:
590:
359:
607:
269:
304:
on April 16, 2010, and her nomination was reported to the full Senate on May 6, 2010. The Senate approved her nomination on
December 16, 2010, during the
583:
121:
422:
1066:
1076:
1056:
1091:
1106:
497:
399:
253:
188:
1061:
1071:
1051:
465:
276:. After her clerkship, Eagles worked from 1984 to 1993 as an associate and partner at Smith, Helms, Mullis & Moore in
305:
356:
1111:
575:
1081:
474:
217:
528:
209:
730:
301:
297:
133:
419:
1010:
900:
502:
404:
1046:
740:
640:
420:
Superior Court Judges for
District 18: Senior Resident Superior Court Judge Catherine C. Eagles
312:. She received her commission on December 22, 2010. She became chief judge on August 13, 2023.
1005:
905:
825:
765:
759:
624:
1041:
885:
820:
448:
368:
8:
934:
875:
840:
735:
689:
555:
78:
296:
nominated Eagles to a seat in the Middle
District of North Carolina that came open when
1015:
770:
700:
630:
443:
237:
168:
895:
864:
835:
815:
665:
660:
462:
1097:
Judges of the United States
District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina
945:
940:
645:
245:
183:
950:
915:
910:
880:
870:
805:
799:
775:
705:
670:
605:
426:
363:
273:
221:
975:
890:
810:
695:
650:
309:
281:
241:
225:
179:
1035:
999:
469:
1020:
980:
830:
508:
325:
293:
249:
192:
30:
655:
635:
512:
277:
565:
United States
District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina
538:
United States
District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina
214:
United States
District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina
87:
United States
District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina
44:
United States
District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina
969:
265:
95:
52:
492:
394:
228:. She is the first female judge to serve in the Middle District.
1102:
United States district court judges appointed by Barack Obama
300:
assumed senior status. Eagles had a hearing in front of the
357:
Making
History: President Obama’s Female Judicial Nominees
338:
List of first women lawyers and judges in North Carolina
270:
United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
244:(then called Southwestern at Memphis) in 1979 with a
324:, where former presidential candidate and senator
1033:
436:
1087:George Washington University Law School alumni
328:was charged with campaign finance violations.
591:
236:Eagles was born Catherine Diane Caldwell in
415:
413:
287:
264:After law school, Eagles served as a staff
231:
598:
584:
29:
498:Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
410:
400:Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
254:George Washington University Law School
1034:
463:Eagles finally gets through the Senate
579:
390:
388:
386:
384:
382:
380:
378:
1067:20th-century American women lawyers
13:
1077:21st-century American women judges
1057:20th-century American women judges
375:
210:chief United States district judge
14:
1123:
1092:North Carolina state court judges
486:
444:Senate confirms judicial nominees
315:
1107:Lawyers from Memphis, Tennessee
608:Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals
431:The North Carolina Court System
206:Catherine Diane Caldwell Eagles
606:Active district judges of the
455:
350:
248:degree. In 1982, she earned a
208:(born August 30, 1958) is the
1:
1062:20th-century American lawyers
343:
292:On March 10, 2010, President
1072:21st-century American judges
1052:20th-century American judges
240:in 1958. She graduated from
189:George Washington University
7:
529:Norwood Carlton Tilley, Jr.
331:
322:U.S. v. Johnny Reid Edwards
320:In 2012, she presided over
10:
1128:
302:Senate Judiciary Committee
298:Norwood Carlton Tilley Jr.
134:Norwood Carlton Tilley Jr.
16:American judge (born 1958)
989:
959:
924:
854:
789:
749:
714:
679:
614:
560:
552:
545:
533:
525:
520:
259:
199:
175:
148:
143:
139:
127:
115:
103:
92:
84:
72:
60:
49:
41:
37:
28:
21:
288:Federal judicial service
272:and as a clerk to Judge
232:Early life and education
153:Catherine Diane Caldwell
503:Federal Judicial Center
501:, a publication of the
477:, "Off the Record" blog
405:Federal Judicial Center
403:, a publication of the
1112:North Carolina lawyers
1082:Rhodes College alumni
479:(December 16, 2010).
452:(December 16, 2010).
369:Alliance for Justice
563:Chief Judge of the
556:Thomas D. Schroeder
79:Thomas D. Schroeder
42:Chief Judge of the
425:2010-03-25 at the
362:2018-09-28 at the
238:Memphis, Tennessee
169:Memphis, Tennessee
1029:
1028:
751:W. North Carolina
716:M. North Carolina
681:E. North Carolina
574:
573:
475:News & Record
306:lame duck session
203:
202:
111:December 22, 2010
1119:
991:S. West Virginia
961:N. West Virginia
600:
593:
586:
577:
576:
567:
553:Preceded by
540:
526:Preceded by
518:
517:
509:Catherine Eagles
493:Catherine Eagles
480:
459:
453:
440:
434:
417:
408:
395:Catherine Eagles
392:
373:
372:(June 11, 2013).
354:
246:Bachelor of Arts
166:
162:
160:
144:Personal details
130:
118:
108:
75:
65:
33:
23:Catherine Eagles
19:
18:
1127:
1126:
1122:
1121:
1120:
1118:
1117:
1116:
1032:
1031:
1030:
1025:
985:
955:
920:
850:
785:
745:
710:
675:
610:
604:
569:
562:
558:
542:
535:
531:
489:
484:
483:
460:
456:
441:
437:
427:Wayback Machine
418:
411:
393:
376:
364:Wayback Machine
355:
351:
346:
334:
318:
290:
274:J. Smith Henley
262:
234:
222:Guilford County
187:
167:
164:
163:August 30, 1958
158:
156:
155:
154:
128:
116:
110:
104:
99:
73:
68:August 13, 2023
67:
61:
56:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1125:
1115:
1114:
1109:
1104:
1099:
1094:
1089:
1084:
1079:
1074:
1069:
1064:
1059:
1054:
1049:
1044:
1027:
1026:
1024:
1023:
1018:
1013:
1008:
1003:
995:
993:
987:
986:
984:
983:
978:
973:
965:
963:
957:
956:
954:
953:
948:
943:
938:
930:
928:
922:
921:
919:
918:
913:
908:
903:
898:
893:
888:
883:
878:
873:
868:
860:
858:
852:
851:
849:
848:
843:
838:
833:
828:
823:
818:
813:
808:
803:
795:
793:
791:South Carolina
787:
786:
784:
783:
778:
773:
768:
763:
755:
753:
747:
746:
744:
743:
738:
733:
728:
720:
718:
712:
711:
709:
708:
703:
698:
693:
685:
683:
677:
676:
674:
673:
668:
663:
658:
653:
648:
643:
638:
633:
628:
620:
618:
612:
611:
603:
602:
595:
588:
580:
572:
571:
559:
554:
550:
549:
544:
532:
527:
523:
522:
521:Legal offices
516:
515:
506:
488:
487:External links
485:
482:
481:
468:2012-09-04 at
454:
442:Abby Phillip,
435:
409:
374:
348:
347:
345:
342:
341:
340:
333:
330:
317:
314:
310:111th Congress
289:
286:
282:North Carolina
261:
258:
242:Rhodes College
233:
230:
226:North Carolina
218:Superior Court
201:
200:
197:
196:
180:Rhodes College
177:
173:
172:
152:
150:
146:
145:
141:
140:
137:
136:
131:
125:
124:
119:
113:
112:
106:Assumed office
101:
100:
93:
90:
89:
82:
81:
76:
70:
69:
63:Assumed office
58:
57:
50:
47:
46:
39:
38:
35:
34:
26:
25:
22:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1124:
1113:
1110:
1108:
1105:
1103:
1100:
1098:
1095:
1093:
1090:
1088:
1085:
1083:
1080:
1078:
1075:
1073:
1070:
1068:
1065:
1063:
1060:
1058:
1055:
1053:
1050:
1048:
1047:Living people
1045:
1043:
1040:
1039:
1037:
1022:
1019:
1017:
1014:
1012:
1009:
1007:
1004:
1002:
1001:
997:
996:
994:
992:
988:
982:
979:
977:
974:
972:
971:
967:
966:
964:
962:
958:
952:
949:
947:
944:
942:
939:
937:
936:
932:
931:
929:
927:
923:
917:
914:
912:
909:
907:
904:
902:
899:
897:
894:
892:
889:
887:
884:
882:
879:
877:
874:
872:
869:
867:
866:
862:
861:
859:
857:
853:
847:
846:1 seat vacant
844:
842:
839:
837:
834:
832:
829:
827:
824:
822:
819:
817:
814:
812:
809:
807:
804:
802:
801:
797:
796:
794:
792:
788:
782:
781:1 seat vacant
779:
777:
774:
772:
769:
767:
764:
762:
761:
757:
756:
754:
752:
748:
742:
739:
737:
734:
732:
729:
727:
726:
722:
721:
719:
717:
713:
707:
704:
702:
699:
697:
694:
692:
691:
687:
686:
684:
682:
678:
672:
669:
667:
664:
662:
659:
657:
654:
652:
649:
647:
644:
642:
639:
637:
634:
632:
629:
627:
626:
622:
621:
619:
617:
613:
609:
601:
596:
594:
589:
587:
582:
581:
578:
570:2023–present
568:
566:
557:
551:
548:
543:2010–present
541:
539:
536:Judge of the
530:
524:
519:
514:
510:
507:
504:
500:
499:
494:
491:
490:
478:
476:
471:
470:archive.today
467:
464:
458:
451:
450:
445:
439:
432:
428:
424:
421:
416:
414:
406:
402:
401:
396:
391:
389:
387:
385:
383:
381:
379:
371:
370:
365:
361:
358:
353:
349:
339:
336:
335:
329:
327:
323:
316:Notable cases
313:
311:
307:
303:
299:
295:
285:
283:
279:
275:
271:
267:
257:
255:
251:
247:
243:
239:
229:
227:
223:
219:
216:and a former
215:
211:
207:
198:
194:
190:
185:
181:
178:
174:
170:
165:(age 66)
151:
147:
142:
138:
135:
132:
126:
123:
120:
114:
107:
102:
98:
97:
91:
88:
85:Judge of the
83:
80:
77:
71:
64:
59:
55:
54:
48:
45:
40:
36:
32:
27:
20:
998:
968:
933:
863:
845:
798:
780:
758:
724:
723:
688:
623:
561:
546:
534:
496:
473:
461:Doug Clark,
457:
447:
438:
430:
398:
367:
352:
326:John Edwards
321:
319:
294:Barack Obama
291:
263:
250:Juris Doctor
235:
205:
204:
122:Barack Obama
117:Appointed by
105:
94:
62:
51:
1042:1958 births
926:W. Virginia
856:E. Virginia
513:Ballotpedia
129:Preceded by
74:Preceded by
1036:Categories
906:Nachmanoff
344:References
278:Greensboro
159:1958-08-30
821:Hendricks
760:Reidinger
736:Schroeder
641:Gallagher
547:Incumbent
266:law clerk
220:judge in
176:Education
96:Incumbent
53:Incumbent
1016:Johnston
1011:Chambers
871:Brinkema
706:Flanagan
651:Griggsby
646:Boardman
616:Maryland
466:Archived
449:Politico
423:Archived
360:Archived
332:See also
268:for the
1006:Goodwin
826:Coggins
771:Cogburn
766:Whitney
671:Abelson
625:Russell
495:at the
397:at the
308:of the
212:of the
1021:Berger
976:Bailey
946:Ballou
941:Cullen
935:Dillon
916:Walker
886:Alston
841:Austin
836:Dawson
811:Gergel
806:Norton
731:Osteen
725:Eagles
666:Maddox
661:Hurson
631:Chuang
260:Career
171:, U.S.
970:Kleeh
911:Hanes
901:Giles
896:Young
891:Novak
881:Lauck
876:Allen
865:Davis
831:Lydon
816:Lewis
741:Biggs
701:Dever
696:Boyle
690:Myers
656:Rubin
636:Xinis
252:from
109:
66:
1000:Volk
981:Groh
951:Yoon
800:Cain
776:Bell
149:Born
511:at
1038::
472:,
446:,
429:,
412:^
377:^
366:,
280:,
256:.
224:,
193:JD
184:BA
161:)
599:e
592:t
585:v
505:.
433:.
407:.
195:)
191:(
186:)
182:(
157:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
.jpg)