About Francis Kerschner Myers
Lived 1874 – 1940 (aged 66). Francis Kerschner Myers was an American lawyer and judge.
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.
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.
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.
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United States federal judge
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Francis Kerschner Myers was born on 7 March 1874 in Wilmington.
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Francis Kerschner Myers died on 2 August 1940.
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Francis Kerschner Myers was a lawyer and judge.
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