Myers was educated in the public schools, and earned a bachelor's and a law degree at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he was Phi Beta Kappa.

[1] He practiced law first in Madison, Wisconsin, with the firm of Spooner, Sanborn & Kerr, and afterwards for several years in Chicago, Illinois with Jesse A. and Henry R. Baldwin.

[4][5] In April 1924, Governor Friend Richardson named Myers as Chief Justice to again replace Wilbur, who became the Secretary of the Navy.

[6] In October 1924, Myers ran unopposed and was elected for the remainder of Curtis' term, until January 1927.

[2][8][9] Following his tenure as Chief Justice, Myers joined a Los Angeles law firm run by Henry W. O'Melveny.