James Meredith (Missouri)
James Hargrove Meredith (1914-1988) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri.
Meredith was nominated by President John F. Kennedy on March 5, 1962, to a seat vacated by George Moore; he was confirmed by the Senate on March 16, 1962, and received his commission on March 17th. He served as chief judge from 1971 until he assumed senior status on August 31, 1979. He served until his death on December 8, 1988. Meredith was succeeded in this position by Clyde Cahill.
Early life and education
- University of Missouri-Columbia, A.B., 1936
- University of Missouri-Columbia School of Law, LL.B., 1937
Professional career
- Private practice, Portageville, Missouri, 1937-1938
- Private practice, New Madrid, Missouri, 1939-1941
- Assistant prosecuting attorney, New Madrid County, Missouri, 1939-1941
- Special agent, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Los Angeles and San Francisco, CA, 1942-1944
- U.S. Navy, 1944-1946
- Private practice, Portageville, Missouri, 1946-1949
- Legal secretary to state governor, Missouri, 1949-1950
- Chief counsel, State Insurance Department, Missouri, 1950-1952
- Private practice, St. Louis, Missouri, 1952-1962
- Private practice, Washington, DC, 1961-1962
Judicial nominations and appointments
Eastern District of Missouri
Meredith was nominated by President John F. Kennedy on March 5, 1962, to a seat vacated by George Moore;[1] he was confirmed by the Senate on March 16, 1962, and received his commission on March 17th. He served as chief judge from 1971 until he assumed senior status on August 31, 1979. He served until his death on December 8, 1988. Meredith was succeeded in this position by Clyde Cahill.
External links
- Biography (dead link) from the Federal Judicial Center.
Footnotes
- ↑ Biography (dead link) from the Federal Judicial Center
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| Preceded by: George Moore |
Eastern District of Missouri 1962–1979 Seat #2 |
Succeeded by: Clyde Cahill
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| 1961 |
Ainsworth • Augelli • Austin • Battisti • Becker • Beeks • Bell • Blumenfeld • Bohanon • Brown • Browning • Bryan Sr. • Clarie • Cox • Craven • Croake • Davis • Dillin • Dooling • Doyle • Dumbauld • Duniway • Dyer • Freedman • Ganey • Garza • Gibson • Gray • Hill • Kaufman • Kiley • Larkins • Larson • Lord • Luongo • MacBride • Machrowicz • Martin • McCree • McRae • Michie • Morgan • Northrop • Parsons • Peck II • Pence • Plummer • Putnam • Ridge • Sheridan • Smith • Stephens, Jr. • Swygert • West • Will • Wilson • Young • Zirpoli | ||
| 1962 |
Allgood • Barrow • Beamer • Bell • Body • Bonsal • Brewster • Brown • Butzner • Carr • Cohen • Coolahan • Cooper • Crary • Curtis • Daugherty • Oscar Davis • Elliott • Ellis • Eschbach • Feinberg • Foley • Fox • Gewin • Goldberg • Gray • Green • Hanson • Hays • Hughes • Jones • McLean • McManus • Meredith • Neese • Noel • Oliver • Preyer • Regan • Rosenberg • Rosling • Roth • Seth • Shaw • Smith • Spears • Templar • Tyler • Weigel • White • Winter • Wright • Wyatt | ||
| 1963 |
Almond • Cannella • Craig • Decker • Edwards • Fulton • Marovitz • McGowan • Mehaffy • Moynahan • Nealon • Payne • Phillips • Tenney • Thompson • Thornberry | ||
