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Ronald Edward Meredith

Former judge · U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky

Ronald Edward Meredith served on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky. Appointed by Ronald Reagan and confirmed Apr 3, 1985. ABA rating: Qualified.

Appointed by
Ronald Reagan
Confirmed
Apr 3, 1985
ABA rating
Qualified
Born
1946

Appointments

  • Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of KentuckyRonald Reagan · Apr 3, 1985 – Dec 1, 1994

Education

  • Georgetown College, KentuckyB.A., 1967
  • George Washington University Law SchoolJ.D., 1971

Career

Minority counsel, Subcommittee on Penitentiaries, U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, 1971-1972; Legislative assistant, U.S. Sen. Marlow W. Cook of Kentucky, 1972-1975; Private practice, Elizabethtown, Kentucky, 1975-1981; Chairman for second congressional district, Republican Party of Kentucky, 1976-1980; Chairman, Republican Party of Kentucky, 1979; U.S. attorney for the Western District of Kentucky, 1981-1985; Trustee, Georgetown College, Kentucky, 1983-1994; Trustee, Grace Evangelistic Association, Incorporated, 1978-1994

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