William Earl Britt

Personal

Birthday: 
1932
Birthplace: 
McDonald, NC
Race or Ethnicity: 
White
Gender: 
Male
Prior Employment: 

U.S. Army specialist 4, 1953-1955
Law clerk, Hon. Emery B. Denny, Supreme Court of North Carolina, 1958-1959
Private practice, Fairmont and Lumberton, North Carolina, 1959-1980

Education

Name of School: 
Wake Forest College
Degree: 
B.S.
Degree Year: 
1956
Name of School - Second: 

Wake Forest University School of Law

Our school seeks to prepare our students for the practice of law in the United States. Some of our graduates will use their legal educations for important purposes other than law practice, but we recognize that each graduate may be admitted to the bar in any of the 50 states. We, therefore, have a responsibility to provide our students with a foundation of legal knowledge and skill upon which they can build lives of service within the legal profession. We must attempt to instill in every student a respect for the rule of law, a devotion to the ideal of public service, and a commitment to basic professional values: honesty, diligence, competence, intelligence, and civility.

Degree - Second: 
LL.B.
Degree Year - Second: 
1958

Judicial Career

Court Name: 
U. S. District Court, Eastern District of North Carolina
Court Name: 

North Carolina Eastern District Court

President Nominating: 
Jimmy Carter
Party Affiliation of President: 
Democratic
Commission Date: 
5/23/1980
Retirement from Active Service: 
12/7/1997