Terrence William Boyle was born on December 22,1945 and is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina.
15 Facts About Terrence Boyle
Terrence Boyle was chief judge of that court from 1997 to 2004.
Terrence Boyle served a second term as chief judge from 2018 to 2021.
Terrence Boyle received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Brown University in 1967 and a Juris Doctor from the Washington College of Law at American University in 1970.
Terrence Boyle was in private practice in Elizabeth City, North Carolina from 1974 to 1984.
Terrence Boyle was confirmed by the United States Senate on April 24,1984, and received commission on May 3,1984.
Terrence Boyle served as chief judge from 1997 to 2004.
Terrence Boyle served as chief judge from 2018 to 2021.
Terrence Boyle's nomination was allowed to lapse at the end of Bush's presidency.
On May 9,2001, Boyle was renominated by President George W Bush to the Fourth Circuit, to the seat vacated by Judge Phillips, but his nomination was never brought to a vote on the floor of the Senate.
Terrence Boyle's nomination was adamantly opposed by the Democratic Party from the beginning.
Democratic Senator John Edwards claimed Terrence Boyle was an opponent of civil rights and rights of disabled people legislation.
Terrence Boyle's supporters viewed him as the victim of political payback and obstruction because of his ties to Helms, who had derailed several of Clinton's judicial nominations because he did not renominate Terrence Boyle.
In March 2005, after Bush's re-election and an increased Republican Party Senate majority, the Senate Judiciary Committee gave Terrence Boyle a hearing, almost a full four years after his nomination.
At the time, Terrence Boyle clearly stated he did not voluntarily withdraw his nomination.