[2] She graduated from Rhodes College (then called Southwestern at Memphis) in 1979 with a Bachelor of Arts degree.

[2] In 1982, she earned a Juris Doctor from George Washington University Law School.

[2] After her clerkship, Eagles worked from 1984 to 1993 as an associate and partner at Smith, Helms, Mullis & Moore in Greensboro, North Carolina.

[3][2] On March 10, 2010, President Barack Obama nominated Eagles to a seat in the Middle District of North Carolina that came open when Norwood Carlton Tilley Jr. assumed senior status.

The Senate approved her nomination on December 16, 2010, during the lame duck session of the 111th Congress.