Eagles, Catherine Caldwell Born 1958 in Memphis, TN Federal Judicial Service: Judge, U.S. District Court, Middle District of North Carolina Nominated by Barack Obama on March 10, 2010, to a seat vacated by Norwood Carlton Tilley, Jr.. Confirmed by the Senate on December 16, 2010, and received commission on December 22, 2010. Education: Southwestern at Memphis, B.A., 1979 George Washington University Law School, J.D., 1982 Professional Career: Staff law clerk, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, 1982-1983 Law clerk, Hon. J. Smith Henley, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, 1983-1984 Private practice, Greensboro, North Carolina, 1984-1993 Resident judge, North Carolina Superior Court, 1993-2010; senior resident judge, 2006-2010