Catherine Eagles
Catherine Eagles | |
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| Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina | |
| Assumed office August 13, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas D. Schroeder |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina | |
| Assumed office December 22, 2010 | |
| Appointed by | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Norwood Carlton Tilley Jr. |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Catherine Diane Caldwell August 30, 1958 Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Education | Rhodes College (BA) George Washington University (JD) |
Catherine Diane Caldwell Eagles (born August 30, 1958) is the
Guilford County, North Carolina. She is the first female judge to serve in the Middle District.[1]
Early life and education
Eagles was born Catherine Diane Caldwell in Memphis, Tennessee in 1958.[2] She graduated from Rhodes College (then called Southwestern at Memphis) in 1979 with a Bachelor of Arts degree.[2] In 1982, she earned a Juris Doctor from George Washington University Law School.[2]
Career
After law school, Eagles served as a staff law clerk for the
Greensboro, North Carolina. 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.[3] In 2006 she became the senior resident superior court judge in Guilford County.[3][2]
Federal judicial service
On March 10, 2010, President
111th Congress.[4][5] She received her commission on December 22, 2010.[2] She became Chief Judge on August 13, 2023.[citation needed
]
Notable cases
In 2012, she presided over U.S. v. Johnny Reid Edwards, where former presidential candidate and senator John Edwards was charged with campaign finance violations.[citation needed]
See also
References
- ^ Making History: President Obama’s Female Judicial Nominees Archived 2018-09-28 at the Wayback Machine, Alliance for Justice (June 11, 2013).
- ^ a b c d e f g Catherine Eagles at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- ^ a b Superior Court Judges for District 18: Senior Resident Superior Court Judge Catherine C. Eagles Archived 2010-03-25 at the Wayback Machine, The North Carolina Court System.
- Politico(December 16, 2010).
- News & Record, "Off the Record" blog (December 16, 2010).
External links
- Catherine Eagles at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- Catherine Eagles at Ballotpedia