Terrence William Boyle | |
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| Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina | |
| In office October 8, 2018 – January 1, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | James C. Dever III |
| Succeeded by | Richard E. Myers II |
| In office 1997–2004 | |
| Preceded by | James Carroll Fox |
| Succeeded by | Louise W. Flanagan |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina | |
| Assumed office May 3, 1984 | |
| Appointed by | Ronald Reagan |
| Preceded by | Franklin Taylor Dupree Jr. |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Terrence William Boyle December 22, 1945 Passaic, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Residence | Elizabeth City, North Carolina |
| Education | Brown University (BA) American University (JD) |
Terrence William Boyle (born December 22, 1945) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina. He was chief judge of that court from 1997 to 2004. He served a second term as chief judge from 2018 to 2021. From 1991 to 1993 and again from 2001 to 2007, he was a nominee to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. His federal appellate nomination from 2001 to 2007 is the longest in history not to be acted upon by the United States Senate.