One of Gov. Beverly Perdue's judicial appointments had some tax problems.

Sherry Dew Tyler will be sworn in Friday as a judge for the 13th Judicial District in Bladen, Brunswick and Columbus counties.

But WWAY television reports that she owed back taxes:

When Governor Perdue chose her for the judgeship, Tyler had a huge overdue tax bill. With interest included, she owed the federal government about $76,000 in back income taxes.

"I had a federal tax lien. It's been a matter of public record for a period of time. My plan had been to take care of that. It was the right thing to do before I was being considered as a district court judge,” Tyler said.

When we caught up with Ms. Tyler outside the courthouse Wednesday afternoon, she told us she had just paid her overdue tax bill in full.

Tyler is the law partner of Sen. R.C. Soles.

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