Richard Ernest Myers II

Senate confirmation votes

• United States District Judge for the Eastern District of North Carolina
  116th Congress · Nomination Confirmed68–21 · Dec 5, 2019

Education

• University of North Carolina WilmingtonB.A., 1989
• University of North Carolina WilmingtonM.A., 1994
• University of North Carolina School of LawJ.D., 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

Biography

Richard Ernest Myers II (born 1967) is an American lawyer and jurist serving as the chief United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina. He was appointed in 2019 by President Donald Trump, and he has been the chief judge of the district court since 2021. Before his appointment, Myers was a professor at the University of North Carolina School of Law.

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