Brian Meyers

On October 1, 2026, President Trump nominated Brian Meyers to the United States District Court for Eastern District of North Carolina.

Biography 

Meyers graduated from Davidson in 1999. He received his J.D. from the University of Richmond School of Law in 2004.

Legal Experience

In 2004, following his graduation from law school, Meyers served in the United States Marine Corps as an officer and judge advocate. From 2005 to 2006, he represented service members and their families in various civil and statutory matters. From 2006 to 2008, he prosecuted and tried criminal cases under the Uniform Code of Military Justice. He also conducted administrative hearings, administrative separation boards, and provided legal advice to commanding officers.

In 2008, at the end of his active military service, Meyers served as an Assistant United States Attorney in the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of North Carolina. From 2008 to approximately 2011, he worked in the Drug and Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) Section, primarily prosecuting narcotics offenses and organized crime cases.

From 2011 to 2015, he worked extensively on public corruption investigations and prosecutions involving campaign finance violations and law enforcement corruption, as well as on national security-related matters and cases involving gang-related kidnapping and violence.

From 2015 to 2017, he served in a detail position as the National Security and Cybercrime Coordinator for the Executive Office for United States Attorneys at the United States Department of Justice in Washington, D.C. In this role, he served as the national liaison within the United States Department of Justice for the 93 United States Attorneys and their offices, providing legal and programmatic advice and assistance on matters related to national security, cybercrime, and intellectual property. His responsibilities included program assessment and administration, resource management, training, and strategy.

From November 2017 to 2020, Meyers served as the Executive Assistant United States Attorney for the EDNC, where he acted as Chief of Staff and Counsel to the United States Attorney.

Since 2020, Meyers has served as a United States magistrate judge.

Key Facts and Context 

Prior to law school, Meyers worked for Senator Jesse Helms (R-NC), first as a legislative correspondent from 1999-2000, and then as a legislative assistant in 2001.

From 2009-2019, Meyers has co-chaired the Raleigh, North Carolina chapter of the Davidson College Alumni Association.