| Norwood Carlton Tilley Jr. | |
| Office: | Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina |
| Term Start: | December 16, 2008 |
| Office1: | Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina |
| Term Start1: | 1999 |
| Term End1: | 2006 |
| Predecessor1: | Frank William Bullock Jr. |
| Successor1: | James A. Beaty Jr. |
| Office2: | Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina |
| Term Start2: | October 17, 1988 |
| Term End2: | December 16, 2008 |
| Appointer2: | Ronald Reagan |
| Predecessor2: | Hiram Hamilton Ward |
| Successor2: | Catherine Eagles |
| Birth Name: | Norwood Carlton Tilley Jr. |
| Birth Date: | 16 December 1943 |
| Birth Place: | Rock Hill, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Education: | Wake Forest University (BS, JD) |
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.
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.
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.