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Myers, Richard Ernest II
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina
Nominated by Donald J. Trump on September 9, 2019, to a seat vacated by Malcolm Jones Howard. Confirmed by the Senate on December 5, 2019, and received commission on December 10, 2019. Served as chief judge, 2021-present.
Education:
University of North Carolina Wilmington, B.A., 1989
University of North Carolina Wilmington, M.A., 1994
University of North Carolina School of Law, J.D., 1998
Professional 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