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James Hargrove Meredith
Former judge · U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
James Hargrove Meredith served on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri. Appointed by John F. Kennedy and confirmed Mar 16, 1962.
- Appointed by
- John F. Kennedy
- Confirmed
- Mar 16, 1962
- Born
- 1914
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of MissouriJohn F. Kennedy · Mar 16, 1962 – Dec 8, 1988
Education
- University of MissouriA.B., 1936
- University of Missouri School of LawLL.B., 1937
Career
Private practice, Portageville, Missouri, 1937-1938, 1946-1949; Private practice, New Madrid, Missouri, 1939-1941; Assistant prosecutor, New Madrid County, Missouri, 1939-1941; Special agent, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Los Angeles and San Francisco, California, 1942-1944; U.S. Navy, 1944-1946; Legal secretary, Gov. Forrest Smith, Missouri, 1949-1950; Chief counsel, State Insurance Department, Missouri, 1950-1952; Private practice, St. Louis, Missouri, 1952-1962; Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1961-1962; Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 1974-1979
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