Born on December 22, 1945 in Passaic, New Jersey, Terrence Boyle is a District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina. He holds a bachelor of arts degree from Brown University and a juris doctor degree from American University.

Chief Judge Boyle began his career working in Congress, where he was Minority Counsel for the House Subcommittee on Housing, Banking & Currency from 1970 through 1973. He later served as the Legislative Assistant for Senator Jesse Helms before going into private practice in 1974 in the North Carolina firm of LeRoy, Wells, Shaw, Hornthal & Riley. He was named a partner at the firm in 1977 and remained there until his appointment to the federal bench in 1984.

Since joining the federal bench Chief Judge Boyle has been appointed twice by Chief Justice Rehnquist to serve on Judicial Conference committees. From 1987 to 1992 he served on the Judicial Resources Committee, and from1999 to the present he has served as a member of the Judicial Branch Committee. Chief Judge Boyle has sat by designation on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit numerous times, and has issued over 20 opinions for that court.

Chief Judge Boyle lives with his wife in North Carolina. They have three children.