--- title: "Richard Ernest Myers II | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/richard-e-myers-ii" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Richard Ernest Myers II U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina · U.S. District Judge ## Profile - Court: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina - State: North Carolina - Role: U.S. District Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-25 ## Summary Official judge-specific and circuitwide procedural guidance has been located for this profile. ## Biography ### Professional career - Current position: Chief Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina (since January 1, 2021) - Judge, District Court, E.D. North Carolina, NC, 2020-present - 2013-2014 Henry Brandis Distinguished Professor of Law and Director of Trial Advocacy, 2014-2019 - Assistant U.S. attorney, Central District of California, 2001 Assistant U.S. attorney, Eastern District of North Carolina, 2001-2004 - Law clerk, Hon. David B. Sentelle, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, 1998-1999 - American lawyer and jurist who serves as Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina ### Education - University of North Carolina School of Law — J.D. (1998) - University of North Carolina Wilmington — M.A. (1994) - University of North Carolina Wilmington — B.A. (1989) ### Additional information - Private practice, Los Angeles, California, 1999-2001 - Myers served as a reporter for the Wilmington Star-News (1991–1995) before law school - Born 1967 in Kingston, Jamaica - Date of birth: 1967-01-01 - Official site: /judges/myers.aspx United States District Court - His judicial service covers a range of federal cases, and as Chief Judge, he oversees the court’s operations, case management, and judicial policy - Birth place: Kingston, Jamaica ## Before you appear - Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed. - Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance. - Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding. ## Courtroom Rules ### courtroom technology Scope: judge specific Judge-specific source Evidence excerpt: F. Courtroom Technology. Counsel must adhere to the requirements set forth in Local Civil Rules 16.1(3) and 39.1(c). [JudgeMyersPreferencesJuly2024.pdf](https://www.nced.uscourts.gov/pdfs/JudgeMyersPreferencesJuly2024.pdf) Source checked: 2026-07-24 ### civil remote testimony Scope: courtwide 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. Evidence excerpt: 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](https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-civil-procedure) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### criminal recording and broadcasting Scope: courtwide Federal district courts may not permit courtroom photography or broadcasting during criminal judicial proceedings unless a statute or another federal rule provides an exception. Evidence excerpt: 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](https://www.uscourts.gov/court-records/access-court-proceedings/remote-public-access-proceedings/history-cameras-broadcasting-and-remote-public-access-courts) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ## Sources - [Official profile](https://www.fjc.gov/node/7470666) - [Official roster](https://www.fjc.gov/node/7470666) - [Federal Judicial Center biography](https://www.fjc.gov/node/7470666) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/15370/richard-ernest-myers-ii/) - [JudgeMyersPreferencesJuly2024.pdf](https://www.nced.uscourts.gov/pdfs/JudgeMyersPreferencesJuly2024.pdf) - [Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court](https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-civil-procedure) - [Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited](https://www.uscourts.gov/court-records/access-court-proceedings/remote-public-access-proceedings/history-cameras-broadcasting-and-remote-public-access-courts) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/15370/richard-ernest-myers-ii/) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/richard-e-myers-ii", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/richard-e-myers-ii", "name": "Richard Ernest Myers II | KnowJudges", "description": "Richard Ernest Myers II, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina. 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Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule. [Official source](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/federal-rules-of-civil-procedure.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27. - [Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, December 1, 2025](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-8721a344fececced2257fe1d) — Criminal proceedings in United States District Courts; this conservative mapping does not distribute appellate-specific provisions to appellate judges. Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule. [Official source](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/federal-rules-of-criminal-procedure.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27.