William Earl Britt at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina
- Jurisdiction
- North Carolina · Federal
- Judicial service
- May 23, 1980–present
William Earl Britt
Judge · U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina
Available research
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Biography
Professional career
- U.S. Army specialist 4, 1953-1955 Law clerk, Hon. Emery B. Denny, Supreme Court of North Carolina, 1958-1959 Private practice, Fairmont and Lumberton, North Carolina, 1959-1980 Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 1991-1997
Judicial service
- Judge, District Court, E.D. North Carolina, 1980-1997
Education
- Wake Forest College · B.S., 1956
- Wake Forest College School of Law · LL.B., 1958
Personal record
Born 1932 · McDonald, NC
Courtroom rules and guidance
Courtroom Technology
Courtwide presentation-related guidance applies to this judge.
Enter case number Enter party name v. Enter party name ))))))) ) ) Notice of Certification of Training For Use of Courtroom Technology Pursuant to Select one: , the undersigned does hereby certify that the person(s) responsible for operating courtroom technology for the Select one: in th is action completed the necessary training on Click…Certification_Training_Use_Courtroom_Technology.docx ↗
Courtroom Technology
Courtwide presentation-related guidance applies to this judge.
. COURTROOM TECHNOLOGY . Courtrooms within the Eastern District of North Carolina are equipped with a variety of technologies.COURTROOM TECHNOLOGY ↗
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/1378291CourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/396/william-earl-britt/Certification_Training_Use_Courtroom_Technology.docx
Judge research source · DOCX · checked July 24, 2026
https://www.nced.uscourts.gov/pdfs/Certification_Training_Use_Courtroom_Technology.docxCOURTROOM TECHNOLOGY
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 24, 2026
https://www.nced.uscourts.gov/attorney/crtech.aspxFederal 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