William Earl Britt
Born 1/1/1932
Judicial Career
- judNCED5/23/1980 – present
Biography
American judge (born 1932)
William Earl Britt (born December 7, 1932) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina .
Education and career
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Britt was born in McDonald, North Carolina . He is the younger brother of David M. Britt . He received a Bachelor of Science degree from Wake Forest University in 1956 and a Bachelor of Laws from Wake Forest University School of Law in 1958. He was in the United States Army (SP-4) from 1953 to 1955. He was a law clerk for Justice Emery B. Denny of the North Carolina Supreme Court from 1958 to 1959. He was in private practice of law in Fairmont and Lumberton , North Carolina from 1959 to 1980.
Federal judicial service
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Britt was nominated by President Jimmy Carter
on April 14, 1980, to a seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina
vacated by Judge John Davis Larkins Jr.
He was confirmed by the United States Senate
on May 21, 1980, and received his commission on May 23, 1980. He served as chief judge from 1983 to 1990. Britt assumed senior status
on December 7, 1997.
As of 2020, Britt is the last judge for the Eastern District of North Carolina to be appointed by a Democratic president.[_citation needed
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See also
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References
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↑ Selection and Confirmation of Federal Judges: Hearing Before the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, Ninety-sixth Congress, First Session
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William Earl Britt at the _Biographical Directory of Federal Judges _, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center .
External links
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- William Earl Britt at the _Biographical Directory of Federal Judges _, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center .
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