History / Courts

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina

16 judges have served since Jun 4, 1872. Now: Richard Ernest Myers, II RJames C. Dever, III RLouise W. Flanagan RTerrence William Boyle R.

Judges
16
12 R · 3 D · 1 N(
Longest tenure
42 years
Terrence William Boyle
Current
6.8 years
Richard Ernest Myers, II, since Dec 10, 2019
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18801900192019401960198020002020George Washington Brooks · 1872-06-04 – 1882-01-06 · None (reassignment)Augustus Sherrill Seymour · 1882-02-21 – 1897-02-19 · RepublicanThomas Richard Purnell · 1897-05-05 – 1908-12-19 · RepublicanHenry Groves Connor · 1909-05-25 – 1924-11-23 · RepublicanIsaac Melson Meekins · 1925-01-17 – 1945-02-13 · RepublicanDonnell Gilliam · 1945-05-18 – 1959-03-16 · DemocratAlgernon Lee Butler · 1959-08-31 – 1975-08-02 · RepublicanWilliam Earl Britt · 1980-05-23 – 1997-12-07 · DemocratLouise W. Flanagan · 2003-07-18 – present · RepublicanJohn Davis Larkins, Jr. · 1961-08-21 – 1979-06-08 · DemocratJames Carroll Fox · 1982-09-30 – 2001-01-31 · RepublicanJames C. Dever, III · 2005-05-02 – present · RepublicanFranklin Taylor Dupree, Jr. · 1970-12-12 – 1983-12-31 · RepublicanTerrence William Boyle · 1984-05-03 – present · RepublicanMalcolm Jones Howard · 1988-02-26 – 2005-12-31 · RepublicanRichard Ernest Myers, II · 2019-12-10 – present · Republican
Richard Ernest Myers, II R
Dec 10, 2019 – present · 6.8 years · appointed by Donald J. Trump · confirmed 68–21
James C. Dever, III R
May 2, 2005 – present · 21 years · appointed by George W. Bush
Louise W. Flanagan R
Jul 18, 2003 – present · 23 years · appointed by George W. Bush
Malcolm Jones Howard R
Feb 26, 1988 – Dec 31, 2005 · 18 years · appointed by Ronald Reagan · senior status Dec 31, 2005
Terrence William Boyle R
May 3, 1984 – present · 42 years · appointed by Ronald Reagan
James Carroll Fox R
Sep 30, 1982 – Jan 31, 2001 · 18 years · appointed by Ronald Reagan · senior status Jan 31, 2001
William Earl Britt D
May 23, 1980 – Dec 7, 1997 · 18 years · appointed by Jimmy Carter · senior status Dec 7, 1997
Franklin Taylor Dupree, Jr. R
Dec 12, 1970 – Dec 31, 1983 · 13 years · appointed by Richard M. Nixon · senior status Dec 31, 1983
John Davis Larkins, Jr. D
Aug 21, 1961 – Jun 8, 1979 · 18 years · appointed by John F. Kennedy · senior status Jun 8, 1979
Algernon Lee Butler R
Aug 31, 1959 – Aug 2, 1975 · 16 years · appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower · senior status Aug 2, 1975
Donnell Gilliam D
May 18, 1945 – Mar 16, 1959 · 14 years · appointed by Harry S Truman · senior status Mar 16, 1959
Isaac Melson Meekins R
Jan 17, 1925 – Feb 13, 1945 · 20 years · appointed by Calvin Coolidge · senior status Feb 13, 1945
Henry Groves Connor R
May 25, 1909 – Nov 23, 1924 · 15 years · appointed by William H. Taft
Thomas Richard Purnell R
May 5, 1897 – Dec 19, 1908 · 12 years · appointed by William McKinley
Augustus Sherrill Seymour R
Feb 21, 1882 – Feb 19, 1897 · 15 years · appointed by Chester A. Arthur
George Washington Brooks N(
Jun 4, 1872 – Jan 6, 1882 · 9.6 years · appointed by None (reassignment)

Dates are from the Federal Judicial Center (commission to senior status or departure). Consecutive terms of one person are merged.