Richard Ernest Myers II at a glance
- Current role
- U.S. District Judge
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina
- Jurisdiction
- North Carolina · Federal
- Judicial service
- December 10, 2019–present
Richard Ernest Myers II
U.S. District Judge · U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina
Available research
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Biography
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
Judicial service
- Judge, District Court, E.D. North Carolina, NC, 2020-present
Education
- University of North Carolina Wilmington · B.A., 1989
- University of North Carolina School of Law · J.D., 1998
Personal record
Born 1967 · Kingston, Jamaica
Courtroom rules and guidance
Courtroom Technology
Judge-specific source
F. Courtroom Technology. Counsel must adhere to the requirements set forth in Local Civil Rules 16.1(3) and 39.1(c).JudgeMyersPreferencesJuly2024.pdf ↗
Civil Remote Testimony
In federal district-court civil proceedings, testimony is ordinarily taken in open court; remote contemporaneous testimony requires good cause in compelling circumstances and appropriate safeguards.
For good cause in compelling circumstances and with appropriate safeguards, the court may permit testimony in open court by contemporaneous transmission from a different location.Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court ↗
Criminal Recording And Broadcasting
Federal district courts may not permit courtroom photography or broadcasting during criminal judicial proceedings unless a statute or another federal rule provides an exception.
Except as otherwise provided by a statute or these rules, the court must not permit the taking of photographs in the courtroom during judicial proceedings or the broadcasting of judicial proceedings from the courtroom.Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited ↗
Sources
Federal Judicial Center biography
Identity source · HTML · checked July 25, 2026
https://www.fjc.gov/node/7470666CourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/15370/richard-ernest-myers-ii/JudgeMyersPreferencesJuly2024.pdf
Judge research source · PDF · checked July 24, 2026
https://www.nced.uscourts.gov/pdfs/JudgeMyersPreferencesJuly2024.pdfFederal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-civil-procedureFederal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
https://www.uscourts.gov/court-records/access-court-proceedings/remote-public-access-proceedings/history-cameras-broadcasting-and-remote-public-access-courts