On August 14, 2019, President Donald Trump (R) announced his intent to nominate Richard Myers II to a seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina. Myers was nominated to succeed Judge Malcolm Howard, who assumed senior status on December 31, 2005. There is one current vacancy out of the court’s four judicial positions.

 

The United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina has three active Article III judges:

• Chief Judge Terrence Boyle – nominated by President Ronald Reagan (R)

• Louise Flanagan – nominated by President George W. Bush (R)

• James Dever – nominated by President George W. Bush (R)

 

The court’s two judges on senior status are:

• Malcolm Howard – nominated by President Ronald Reagan (R)

• Earl Britt – nominated by President Jimmy Carter (D)

 

The United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina is one of 94 United States district courts. When decisions of the court are appealed, they are appealed to the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals based in downtown Richmond, Virginia.