William Earl Britt
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina. Senior status. Born 1932.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina
- Appointed by
- Jimmy Carter (Democratic)
- Nominated
- Apr 14, 1980
- Senate vote
- Voice vote
- Confirmed
- May 21, 1980
- Commissioned
- May 23, 1980
- Senior status
- Dec 7, 1997
Education
- B.S., Wake Forest College, 1956
- LL.B., Wake Forest College School of Law, 1958
Career
- U.S. Army specialist 4, 1953-1955
- Law clerk, Hon. Emery B. Denny, Supreme Court of North Carolina, 1958-1959
- Private practice, Fairmont and Lumberton, North Carolina, 1959-1980
- Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 1991-1997
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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