Richard E. Myers II

Richard E. Myers II
Personal details
Education	University of North Carolina at Wilmington (B.A., M.A.) University of North Carolina School of Law (J.D.)

Richard E. Myers II is a Law Professor at the University of North Carolina School of Law and is an announced nominee to be a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina.

Education

Myers earned his Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude, and his Master of Arts from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington and his Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, from the University of North Carolina School of Law, where he served as an Articles Editor on the North Carolina Law Review.

Legal career

Upon graduation from law school, Myers served as a law clerk to Judge David Sentelle on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. He served in private practice at O’Melveny & Myers LLP. He previously served as an Assistant United States Attorney in both the Eastern District of North Carolina and Central District of California United States Attorneys’ Offices. While a Federal prosecutor, Myers prosecuted a wide variety of crimes including counterfeiting, narcotics, and firearms offenses.

Teaching career

Myers is the Henry Brandis Distinguished Professor of Law and Director of Trial Advocacy at the University of North Carolina School of Law, where his teaching and scholarship focuses on criminal law.

Intent to nominate to district court

On August 14, 2019 President Trump announced his intent to nominate Myers to serve as a United States District Judge for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina. He will be nominate to the seat vacated by Malcolm Jones Howard who took senior status on December 31, 2015.