Norwood Carlton Tilley Jr.

Norwood Carlton Tilley Jr. (born December 16, 1943) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina.

Norwood Carlton Tilley Jr.
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina
Incumbent
Assumed office December 16, 2008
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina
In office 1999–2006
Preceded by	Frank William Bullock Jr.
Succeeded by	James A. Beaty Jr.
Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina
In office October 17, 1988 – December 16, 2008
Appointed by	Ronald Reagan
Preceded by	Hiram Hamilton Ward
Succeeded by	Catherine Eagles
Personal details
Born	Norwood Carlton Tilley Jr. (1943-12-16) December 16, 1943 (age 81) Rock Hill, South Carolina, U.S.
Education	Wake Forest University (BS, JD)

Education and career

Tilley was born in Rock Hill, South Carolina. He received a Bachelor of Science degree from Wake Forest University in 1966 and a Juris Doctor from Wake Forest University School of Law in 1969. He was a law clerk for Judge Eugene Andrew Gordon of the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina from 1969 to 1971. He was an assistant United States attorney of the Middle District of North Carolina from 1971 to 1974. He was the United States Attorney for the Middle District of North Carolina from 1974 to 1977. He was in private practice in Greensboro, North Carolina from 1977 to 1988.^[1]

Federal judicial service

Tilley was nominated by President Ronald Reagan on April 26, 1988, to a seat on the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina vacated by Judge Hiram Hamilton Ward. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on October 14, 1988, and received his commission on October 17, 1988. He served as Chief Judge from 1999 to 2006. He assumed senior status on December 16, 2008.^[1]