William Myers

William Gerry Myers III (born July 13, 1955, Roanoke, Virginia) is an American lawyer. He graduated from the College of William & Mary in 1977 and the University of Denver law school in 1981. He served as Solicitor General of the United States Department of the Interior, as Deputy General Counsel of the United States Department of Energy, as legislative counsel for Senator Alan K. Simpson of Wyoming, and was in private practice.

In 2006, President George W. Bush nominated Myers to serve on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. His nomination was filibustered by Democrats, who expressed opposition to Myers' perceived anti-environmental views. Although the compromise reached by the "Gang of 14" guaranteed certain nominees votes by the Senate Judiciary Committee, Myers and Henry Saad were expressly reserved from these. On January 9, 2007, Myers announced that he was withdrawing from consideration for nomination to the Court of Appeals.[1]