Francis Kerschner Myers

Francis Kerschner Myers (March 7, 1874 – August 2, 1940) was a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of South Carolina.

Francis Kerschner Myers
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of South Carolina
In office June 14, 1934 – August 2, 1940
Appointed by	Franklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded by	Ernest Ford Cochran
Succeeded by	Julius Waties Waring
Personal details
Born	Francis Kerschner Myers March 7, 1874 Wilmington, North Carolina
Died	August 2, 1940 (aged 66)
Education	read law

Education and career

Born in Wilmington, North Carolina, Myers read law to enter the bar in 1896. He was in private practice in Charleston, South Carolina from 1896 to 1908. He was a law clerk and court reporter for the Charleston Circuit Court from 1898 to 1908. He was a master in equity for the Charleston County Court of Equity from 1908 to 1934.[1]

Federal judicial service

On June 6, 1934, Myers was nominated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt to a seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of South Carolina vacated by Judge Ernest Ford Cochran. Myers was confirmed by the United States Senate on June 9, 1934, and received his commission on June 14, 1934. Myers served in that capacity until his death on August 2, 1940.[1]

References

1. Francis Kerschner Myers at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

Sources

• Francis Kerschner Myers at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.