Richard Myers' Biography
- Chief Judge of the U.S. District Court - Eastern
Contact Information
Office
1003 South 17th Street
Wilmington, NC 28401
Full Name:
Richard Ernest Myers
Birth Date:
1967
Birth Place:
Kingston, Jamaica
JD, University of North Carolina School of Law, 1998
MA, University of North Carolina Wilmington, 1994
BA, University of North Carolina Wilmington, 1989
No political experience information on file.
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Chief Judge, United States District Court, Eastern District of North Carolina, 2021-present
Judge, United States District Court, Eastern District of North Carolina, 2019-2021
Nominated by President Donald J. Trump, Judge, United States District Court, Eastern District of North Carolina, September 9, 2019
Confirmed by the United States Senate, Judge, United States District Court, Eastern District of North Carolina, December 5, 2019
Henry Brandis Distinguished Professor of Law/Director of Trial Advocacy, University of North Carolina School of Law, 2014-2019
Associate Dean/Henry Brandis Distinguished Professor of Law, University of North Carolina School of Law, 2013-2014
Associate Dean/George R. Ward Term Research Associate Professor, University of North Carolina School of Law, 2010-2013
Assistant Professor, University of North Carolina School of Law, 2004-2010
Assistant United States Attorney, Eastern District of North Carolina, 2001-2004
Assistant United States Attorney, Central District of California, 2001
Lawyer, Private Practice, Los Angeles, California, 1999-2001
Law Clerk, Honorable David B. Sentelle, United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, 1998-1999
No organizational membership information on file.