United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina
22 judges profiled from their own signed orders: how each rules on motions, with the orders quoted.
Robert T. Numbers, II
Magistrate judge
Kimberly A. Swank
Louise Wood Flanagan
appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)
Robert B. Jones, Jr.
Magistrate judge
James E. Gates
Magistrate judge
James Columcille Dever III
appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)
Terrence William Boyle
appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)
Malcolm Jones HowardRetired 2025
appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)
Richard Ernest Myers II
appointed by Donald Trump (Republican)
William Earl BrittNo longer serving
appointed by Jimmy Carter (Democratic)
Brian S. Meyers
Magistrate judge
Franklin Taylor Dupree Jr.Deceased
District judge, appointed by Richard Nixon (Republican)
Henry Groves ConnorDeceased
District judge, appointed by William Howard Taft (Republican)
James Carroll FoxDeceased
District judge, appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)
John Davis Larkins Jr.Deceased
District judge, appointed by John F. Kennedy (Democratic)
Thomas Richard PurnellDeceased
District judge, appointed by William McKinley (Republican)
Algernon Lee ButlerDeceased
District judge, appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican)
Donnell GilliamDeceased
District judge, appointed by Harry S. Truman (Democratic)
Isaac Melson MeekinsDeceased
District judge, appointed by Calvin Coolidge (Republican)
George Washington BrooksDeceased
District judge, appointed by Andrew Johnson (Democratic)
Augustus Sherrill SeymourDeceased
District judge, appointed by Chester A. Arthur (Republican)
William A. WebbRetired 2014
Magistrate judge