40:
400:
Amnesty Act of 1872 applied not only retroactively to
Confederate officials, but also in perpetuity regarding future rebellions. This interpretation was later rejected by an appeals court, which ruled that this law applied only to people who committed "constitutionally wrongful acts" before 1872.
836:
The question currently before us, however, is not whether
Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment would (or would not) disqualify Representative Cawthorn from future federal or state service, and this appeal cannot result in an order declaring Representative Cawthorn constitutionally qualified (or
399:
In 2022, Chief Judge
Richard Myers concluded that a Civil War amnesty law passed by Congress in 1872 essentially repealed the 14th Amendment's "disqualification clause," which prohibited officeholders from returning to elected positions if they supported an insurrection. Myers agreed that the
1425:
358:, who assumed senior status on December 31, 2005. Myers was nominated to a seat that had been vacant since December 31, 2005, at the time was the longest federal judicial vacancy. On September 11, 2019, a hearing on his nomination was held before the
837:
unqualified) for further service in the House of
Representatives. Instead, the question before us is: Regardless of whether Section 3 would otherwise disqualify Representative Cawthorn, does the 1872 Amnesty Act nevertheless authorize him to serve?
370:
on his nomination by a 72–22 vote. On
December 5, 2019, his nomination was confirmed by a 68–21 vote. He received his judicial commission on December 10, 2019. Myers became Chief Judge in January 2021. He maintains chambers in Wilmington.
323:. While a federal prosecutor, Myers prosecuted a wide variety of crimes including counterfeiting, narcotics, and firearms offenses. Myers was the Henry Brandis Distinguished Professor of Law and Director of Trial Advocacy at the
1339:
1309:
1099:
1029:
913:
887:
351:
320:
211:
95:
52:
1445:
1064:
946:
316:
304:
522:
1274:
1204:
1139:
715:
1460:
1450:
964:
1435:
939:
956:
932:
130:
571:
359:
1470:
1465:
1455:
723:
664:
636:
1420:
324:
278:
249:
215:
186:
857:
696:
665:"On the Nomination (Confirmation: Richard Ernest Myers II, of North Carolina, to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of North Carolina)"
173:
409:
327:, where his teaching and scholarship focused on criminal law. He joined UNC as a faculty member in 2004, and left in 2019 upon becoming a judge.
637:"On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture: Richard Ernest Myers II to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of North Carolina)"
1440:
1405:
1400:
546:
1410:
384:
619:
1415:
764:
414:
312:
1430:
20:
523:"President Donald J. Trump Announces Judicial Nominees, United States Attorney Nominees, and United States Marshal Nominees"
579:
439:
790:
347:
207:
738:
1079:
231:
283:
924:
492:
362:. On October 31, 2019, his nomination was reported out of committee by a 16–6 vote. On December 4, 2019, the
1359:
1249:
862:
701:
388:
354:. On September 9, 2019, his nomination was sent to the Senate. He has been nominated to the seat vacated by
308:
1395:
1089:
989:
496:
1354:
1254:
1174:
1114:
1108:
973:
1390:
1234:
1169:
879:
669:
641:
440:"United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees: Richard Myers"
363:
355:
234:, as a child. His voter registration states that he belongs to "two or more races." Myers earned his
142:
1283:
1224:
1189:
1084:
601:
259:
1364:
1119:
1049:
979:
380:
331:
1244:
1213:
1184:
1164:
1014:
1009:
300:
288:
227:
163:
1294:
1289:
1073:
994:
460:
235:
177:
1299:
1264:
1259:
1229:
1219:
1154:
1148:
1124:
1054:
1019:
456:
240:
1324:
1239:
1159:
1044:
999:
904:
551:
527:
493:"Trump picks UNC law professor for long-vacant judge post, ending push for Thomas Farr"
263:
245:
181:
87:
620:"Results of Executive Business Meeting – October 31, 2019, Senate Judiciary Committee"
1426:
Judges of the United States
District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina
1384:
1348:
816:
1369:
1329:
1179:
343:
270:
190:
39:
19:
This article is about the federal judge. For other people with similar names, see
739:"Judge shuts down January 6-based challenge to Rep. Madison Cawthorn's candidacy"
1004:
984:
1318:
575:
254:
104:
61:
716:"OUR VIEW: Ex-StarNews reporter returns to Wilmington – as a federal judge"
791:"Cawthorn fights ballot challenge accusing him of being 'insurrectionist'"
914:
United States
District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina
888:
United States
District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina
367:
352:
United States
District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina
212:
United States
District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina
96:
United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina
53:
United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina
299:
Upon graduation from law school, Myers served as a law clerk to Judge
602:"Nominations | United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary"
852:
691:
305:
United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
765:"Insurrectionists can be barred from office, appeals court says"
556:
532:
928:
547:"Seventeen Nominations and Two Withdrawals Sent to the Senate"
1446:
United States district court judges appointed by Donald Trump
817:"MADISON CAWTHORN v. BARBARA LYNN AMALFI et al; No. 22-1251"
572:"Trump names new nominee to oldest federal judicial vacancy"
330:
At UNC, Myers served as the advisor to the law school's
391:
since 2004, of which he serves as a faculty advisor.
346:
announced his intent to nominate Myers to serve as a
457:"Trump nominates law professor for judicial vacancy"
1338:
1308:
1273:
1203:
1138:
1098:
1063:
1028:
963:
169:
157:
152:
136:
124:
93:
81:
50:
30:
486:
484:
482:
480:
478:
258:from 1991 to 1995, where he covered the murder of
1461:University of North Carolina School of Law alumni
1451:University of North Carolina at Wilmington alumni
434:
432:
430:
281:, where he served as an Articles Editor on the
940:
8:
1436:People associated with O'Melveny & Myers
947:
933:
925:
868:
815:Wynn; Richardson; Heytens (May 24, 2022).
325:University of North Carolina School of Law
279:University of North Carolina School of Law
250:University of North Carolina at Wilmington
216:University of North Carolina School of Law
38:
27:
187:University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
858:Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
697:Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
387:since 2010. He has been a member of the
383:since 2004. He has been a member of the
307:. He then worked in private practice at
174:University of North Carolina, Wilmington
517:
515:
513:
426:
410:List of African-American federal judges
214:. He is a former law professor at the
1471:21st-century African-American lawyers
1466:20th-century African-American lawyers
385:National Rifle Association of America
7:
1456:University of North Carolina faculty
321:Eastern District of North Carolina
252:. He worked as a reporter for the
208:chief United States district judge
14:
1421:Assistant United States Attorneys
491:Murphy, Brian (August 14, 2019).
824:US Court of Appeals, 4th Circuit
737:Marshall Cohen (March 4, 2022).
415:List of African-American jurists
313:Assistant United States Attorney
957:Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals
763:Weiner, Rachel (May 24, 2022).
570:Ruger, Todd (August 14, 2019).
379:Myers has been a member of the
955:Active district judges of the
789:Weiner, Rachel (May 4, 2022).
342:On August 14, 2019, President
317:Central District of California
21:Richard Myers (disambiguation)
1:
1441:People from Kingston, Jamaica
1406:21st-century American lawyers
1401:20th-century American lawyers
311:. He previously served as an
1411:21st-century American judges
348:United States district judge
269:In 1998, Myers received his
714:Board, StarNews Editorial.
161:1967 (age 56–57)
1487:
395:Review of judicial rulings
360:Senate Judiciary Committee
232:Wilmington, North Carolina
18:
16:American judge (born 1967)
909:
901:
894:
884:
876:
871:
295:Legal and academic career
284:North Carolina Law Review
197:
148:
112:
101:
69:
58:
46:
37:
606:www.judiciary.senate.gov
338:Federal judicial service
222:Early life and education
1416:African-American judges
863:Federal Judicial Center
861:, a publication of the
702:Federal Judicial Center
700:, a publication of the
497:The News & Observer
389:Christian Legal Society
204:Richard Ernest Myers II
1431:North Carolina lawyers
726:on December 13, 2019.
608:. September 11, 2019.
309:O'Melveny & Myers
880:Malcolm Jones Howard
720:Wilmington Star News
670:United States Senate
642:United States Senate
364:United States Senate
356:Malcolm Jones Howard
143:Malcolm Jones Howard
912:Chief Judge of the
853:Richard E. Myers II
795:The Washington Post
769:The Washington Post
692:Richard E. Myers II
260:James R. Jordan Sr.
206:(born 1967) is the
51:Chief Judge of the
32:Richard E. Myers II
673:. December 5, 2019
645:. December 4, 2019
582:on August 15, 2019
381:Federalist Society
332:Federalist Society
226:Myers was born in
1378:
1377:
1100:W. North Carolina
1065:M. North Carolina
1030:E. North Carolina
923:
922:
557:National Archives
533:National Archives
463:. August 15, 2019
301:David B. Sentelle
289:Order of the Coif
228:Kingston, Jamaica
201:
200:
164:Kingston, Jamaica
120:December 10, 2019
1478:
1340:S. West Virginia
1310:N. West Virginia
949:
942:
935:
926:
916:
902:Preceded by
877:Preceded by
869:
840:
839:
833:
831:
821:
812:
806:
805:
803:
801:
786:
780:
779:
777:
775:
760:
754:
753:
751:
749:
734:
728:
727:
722:. Archived from
711:
705:
689:
683:
682:
680:
678:
661:
655:
654:
652:
650:
633:
627:
626:
624:
616:
610:
609:
598:
592:
591:
589:
587:
578:. Archived from
567:
561:
560:
543:
537:
536:
519:
508:
507:
505:
503:
488:
473:
472:
470:
468:
461:Associated Press
453:
447:
446:
444:
436:
262:, the father of
236:Bachelor of Arts
153:Personal details
139:
127:
117:
84:
74:
42:
28:
1486:
1485:
1481:
1480:
1479:
1477:
1476:
1475:
1381:
1380:
1379:
1374:
1334:
1304:
1269:
1199:
1134:
1094:
1059:
1024:
959:
953:
918:
911:
907:
891:
882:
849:
844:
843:
829:
827:
819:
814:
813:
809:
799:
797:
788:
787:
783:
773:
771:
762:
761:
757:
747:
745:
736:
735:
731:
713:
712:
708:
690:
686:
676:
674:
663:
662:
658:
648:
646:
635:
634:
630:
622:
618:
617:
613:
600:
599:
595:
585:
583:
569:
568:
564:
545:
544:
540:
521:
520:
511:
501:
499:
490:
489:
476:
466:
464:
455:
454:
450:
442:
438:
437:
428:
423:
406:
397:
377:
340:
297:
287:. He graduated
275:magna cum laude
241:summa cum laude
230:, and moved to
224:
185:
162:
137:
125:
119:
113:
108:
82:
77:January 1, 2021
76:
70:
65:
33:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1484:
1482:
1474:
1473:
1468:
1463:
1458:
1453:
1448:
1443:
1438:
1433:
1428:
1423:
1418:
1413:
1408:
1403:
1398:
1393:
1383:
1382:
1376:
1375:
1373:
1372:
1367:
1362:
1357:
1352:
1344:
1342:
1336:
1335:
1333:
1332:
1327:
1322:
1314:
1312:
1306:
1305:
1303:
1302:
1297:
1292:
1287:
1279:
1277:
1271:
1270:
1268:
1267:
1262:
1257:
1252:
1247:
1242:
1237:
1232:
1227:
1222:
1217:
1209:
1207:
1201:
1200:
1198:
1197:
1192:
1187:
1182:
1177:
1172:
1167:
1162:
1157:
1152:
1144:
1142:
1140:South Carolina
1136:
1135:
1133:
1132:
1127:
1122:
1117:
1112:
1104:
1102:
1096:
1095:
1093:
1092:
1087:
1082:
1077:
1069:
1067:
1061:
1060:
1058:
1057:
1052:
1047:
1042:
1034:
1032:
1026:
1025:
1023:
1022:
1017:
1012:
1007:
1002:
997:
992:
987:
982:
977:
969:
967:
961:
960:
954:
952:
951:
944:
937:
929:
921:
920:
908:
905:Terrence Boyle
903:
899:
898:
893:
883:
878:
874:
873:
872:Legal offices
867:
866:
848:
847:External links
845:
842:
841:
807:
781:
755:
729:
706:
684:
656:
628:
611:
593:
562:
552:whitehouse.gov
538:
528:whitehouse.gov
509:
474:
448:
425:
424:
422:
419:
418:
417:
412:
405:
402:
396:
393:
376:
373:
339:
336:
319:and later the
296:
293:
264:Michael Jordan
246:Master of Arts
223:
220:
199:
198:
195:
194:
171:
167:
166:
159:
155:
154:
150:
149:
146:
145:
140:
134:
133:
128:
122:
121:
115:Assumed office
110:
109:
102:
99:
98:
91:
90:
88:Terrence Boyle
85:
79:
78:
72:Assumed office
67:
66:
59:
56:
55:
48:
47:
44:
43:
35:
34:
31:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1483:
1472:
1469:
1467:
1464:
1462:
1459:
1457:
1454:
1452:
1449:
1447:
1444:
1442:
1439:
1437:
1434:
1432:
1429:
1427:
1424:
1422:
1419:
1417:
1414:
1412:
1409:
1407:
1404:
1402:
1399:
1397:
1396:Living people
1394:
1392:
1389:
1388:
1386:
1371:
1368:
1366:
1363:
1361:
1358:
1356:
1353:
1351:
1350:
1346:
1345:
1343:
1341:
1337:
1331:
1328:
1326:
1323:
1321:
1320:
1316:
1315:
1313:
1311:
1307:
1301:
1298:
1296:
1293:
1291:
1288:
1286:
1285:
1281:
1280:
1278:
1276:
1272:
1266:
1263:
1261:
1258:
1256:
1253:
1251:
1248:
1246:
1243:
1241:
1238:
1236:
1233:
1231:
1228:
1226:
1223:
1221:
1218:
1216:
1215:
1211:
1210:
1208:
1206:
1202:
1196:
1195:1 seat vacant
1193:
1191:
1188:
1186:
1183:
1181:
1178:
1176:
1173:
1171:
1168:
1166:
1163:
1161:
1158:
1156:
1153:
1151:
1150:
1146:
1145:
1143:
1141:
1137:
1131:
1130:1 seat vacant
1128:
1126:
1123:
1121:
1118:
1116:
1113:
1111:
1110:
1106:
1105:
1103:
1101:
1097:
1091:
1088:
1086:
1083:
1081:
1078:
1076:
1075:
1071:
1070:
1068:
1066:
1062:
1056:
1053:
1051:
1048:
1046:
1043:
1041:
1040:
1036:
1035:
1033:
1031:
1027:
1021:
1018:
1016:
1013:
1011:
1008:
1006:
1003:
1001:
998:
996:
993:
991:
988:
986:
983:
981:
978:
976:
975:
971:
970:
968:
966:
962:
958:
950:
945:
943:
938:
936:
931:
930:
927:
919:2021–present
917:
915:
906:
900:
897:
892:2019–present
890:
889:
886:Judge of the
881:
875:
870:
864:
860:
859:
854:
851:
850:
846:
838:
825:
818:
811:
808:
796:
792:
785:
782:
770:
766:
759:
756:
744:
740:
733:
730:
725:
721:
717:
710:
707:
703:
699:
698:
693:
688:
685:
672:
671:
666:
660:
657:
644:
643:
638:
632:
629:
621:
615:
612:
607:
603:
597:
594:
581:
577:
573:
566:
563:
558:
554:
553:
548:
542:
539:
534:
530:
529:
524:
518:
516:
514:
510:
498:
494:
487:
485:
483:
481:
479:
475:
462:
458:
452:
449:
441:
435:
433:
431:
427:
420:
416:
413:
411:
408:
407:
403:
401:
394:
392:
390:
386:
382:
374:
372:
369:
365:
361:
357:
353:
349:
345:
337:
335:
333:
328:
326:
322:
318:
314:
310:
306:
302:
294:
292:
290:
286:
285:
280:
276:
272:
267:
265:
261:
257:
256:
251:
247:
243:
242:
237:
233:
229:
221:
219:
217:
213:
209:
205:
196:
192:
188:
183:
179:
175:
172:
168:
165:
160:
156:
151:
147:
144:
141:
135:
132:
129:
123:
116:
111:
107:
106:
100:
97:
94:Judge of the
92:
89:
86:
80:
73:
68:
64:
63:
57:
54:
49:
45:
41:
36:
29:
26:
22:
1347:
1317:
1282:
1212:
1194:
1147:
1129:
1107:
1072:
1038:
1037:
972:
910:
895:
885:
856:
835:
828:. Retrieved
826:. p. 20
823:
810:
798:. Retrieved
794:
784:
772:. Retrieved
768:
758:
746:. Retrieved
742:
732:
724:the original
719:
709:
695:
687:
675:. Retrieved
668:
659:
647:. Retrieved
640:
631:
614:
605:
596:
584:. Retrieved
580:the original
565:
555:– via
550:
541:
531:– via
526:
500:. Retrieved
465:. Retrieved
451:
398:
378:
344:Donald Trump
341:
329:
298:
282:
274:
271:Juris Doctor
268:
253:
239:
225:
203:
202:
131:Donald Trump
126:Appointed by
114:
103:
71:
60:
25:
1391:1967 births
1275:W. Virginia
1205:E. Virginia
677:December 6,
649:December 4,
375:Memberships
277:, from the
138:Preceded by
83:Preceded by
1385:Categories
1255:Nachmanoff
586:August 17,
502:August 17,
467:August 17,
421:References
244:, and his
1170:Hendricks
1109:Reidinger
1085:Schroeder
990:Gallagher
896:Incumbent
576:Roll Call
334:chapter.
255:Star-News
248:from the
170:Education
105:Incumbent
62:Incumbent
1365:Johnston
1360:Chambers
1220:Brinkema
1055:Flanagan
1000:Griggsby
995:Boardman
965:Maryland
748:March 5,
404:See also
366:invoked
350:for the
315:for the
1355:Goodwin
1175:Coggins
1120:Cogburn
1115:Whitney
1020:Abelson
974:Russell
855:at the
830:May 25,
774:May 25,
694:at the
368:cloture
303:of the
210:of the
1370:Berger
1325:Bailey
1295:Ballou
1290:Cullen
1284:Dillon
1265:Walker
1235:Alston
1190:Austin
1185:Dawson
1160:Gergel
1155:Norton
1080:Osteen
1074:Eagles
1015:Maddox
1010:Hurson
980:Chuang
800:May 4,
1319:Kleeh
1260:Hanes
1250:Giles
1245:Young
1240:Novak
1230:Lauck
1225:Allen
1214:Davis
1180:Lydon
1165:Lewis
1090:Biggs
1050:Dever
1045:Boyle
1039:Myers
1005:Rubin
985:Xinis
820:(PDF)
623:(PDF)
443:(PDF)
118:
75:
1349:Volk
1330:Groh
1300:Yoon
1149:Cain
1125:Bell
832:2022
802:2022
776:2022
750:2022
679:2019
651:2019
588:2019
504:2019
469:2019
158:Born
743:CNN
266:.
1387::
834:.
822:.
793:.
767:.
741:.
718:.
667:.
639:.
604:.
574:.
549:.
525:.
512:^
495:.
477:^
459:.
429:^
291:.
273:,
238:,
218:.
191:JD
182:MA
180:,
178:BA
948:e
941:t
934:v
865:.
804:.
778:.
752:.
704:.
681:.
653:.
625:.
590:.
559:.
535:.
506:.
471:.
445:.
193:)
189:(
184:)
176:(
23:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
