Who appointed Catherine Caldwell Eagles?

President Barack Obama appointed Catherine Caldwell Eagles to the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina in 2010.

Was Catherine Caldwell Eagles appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Catherine Caldwell Eagles was appointed by President Barack Obama, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Catherine Caldwell Eagles's confirmation vote?

Catherine Caldwell Eagles was confirmed by voice vote on December 16, 2010. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.

Middle District of North Carolina / Appointed 2010 / Senior status since 2024

Catherine Caldwell Eagles

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina

Appointed by President Barack Obama in 2010 and confirmed by voice vote, Catherine Caldwell Eagles is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina. She earned a law degree from George Washington University Law School in 1982. Sources ↓

Born: 1958 · age 68
Appointed by: Barack Obama, 2010
Confirmed: by voice vote
Education: Southwestern at Memphis (now Rhodes College) 1979 · George Washington Law School 1982
Succeeded: Norwood Carlton Tilley Jr.
Succeeded by: Lindsey Ann Freeman

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
2010	Middle District of North Carolina succeeded Norwood Carlton Tilley Jr.	Obama (D)	Voice vote

Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own. A voice vote means the chamber approved aloud. No senator-by-senator tally is recorded.

Confirmation vote

Voice vote

The Senate approved this confirmation aloud, with no senator-by-senator tally recorded. Recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989.

Education

Southwestern at Memphis (now Rhodes College)	B.A.	1979
George Washington University Law School	J.D.	1982

Judicial Record

Caseload & case types

In our data, Eagles was assigned 3,449 district-court cases (1984–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 180 days across 3,246 closed cases.

Other civil matters29%

Prisoner & habeas28%

Civil rights10%

Contract6%

Social Security6%

Personal-injury torts5%

Other15%

Case assignment is from CourtListener’s PACER-derived docket records: a partial sample, not a complete caseload, reflecting the judge last assigned each case. How we count.

On appeal

Of 427 of Eagles’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 388 were affirmed, 27 reversed or vacated, and 12 affirmed in part and reversed in part. This is a historical count of appellate outcomes for cases we could match, not a judgment of the judge, and not a complete record. How we count.

Questions & answers

Who appointed Catherine Caldwell Eagles?: President Barack Obama appointed Catherine Caldwell Eagles to the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina in 2010.
Was Catherine Caldwell Eagles appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Catherine Caldwell Eagles was appointed by President Barack Obama, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Catherine Caldwell Eagles's confirmation vote?: Catherine Caldwell Eagles was confirmed by voice vote on December 16, 2010. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
Which court is Catherine Caldwell Eagles on?: Catherine Caldwell Eagles is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina.

Sources

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15 years on the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).