Judge Myers graduated from Murrah High School, Jackson, Mississippi, in 1960. He graduated from Mississippi State University and received a J. D. from the University of Mississippi School of Law. From 1964 to 1966 he served in the United States Army, where he received the Army Commendation Medal and was honorably discharged as a First Lieutenant.

He practiced law in Pascagoula for 23 years in association with Rex Gordon, Sr. Judge Myers has served as Chancellor for the Sixteenth Chancery Court District since 1992. He has served as Secretary, Vice-Chairman, and Chairman of the Chancery Judges Conference.

Judge Myers has served as a Board Member and President of the Mississippi Gulf Coast YMCA. He is a member of the American Legion and the Masons. Ocean Springs named him outstanding citizen in 1981. He is a fifth generation Mississippian. Judge Myers is married and the father of three children. He is a Methodist.