Richard Ernest Myers II
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina. Born 1967.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina
- Appointed by
- Donald J. Trump (Republican)
- Nominated
- Sep 9, 2019
- Senate vote
- 68 to 21
- Confirmed
- Dec 5, 2019
- Commissioned
- Dec 10, 2019
Education
- B.A., University of North Carolina Wilmington, 1989
- M.A., University of North Carolina Wilmington, 1994
- J.D., University of North Carolina School of Law, 1998
Career
- Law clerk, Hon. David B. Sentelle, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, 1998-1999
- Private practice, Los Angeles, California, 1999-2001
- Assistant U.S. attorney, Central District of California, 2001
- Assistant U.S. attorney, Eastern District of North Carolina, 2001-2004
- University of North Carolina School of Law, 2004-2019
- Assistant professor, 2004-2010
- Associate dean and George R. Ward Term Research Associate Professor, 2010-2013
- Associate Dean and Henry Brandis Distinguished Professor of Law, 2013-2014
- Henry Brandis Distinguished Professor of Law and Director of Trial Advocacy, 2014-2019
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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