James Hargrove Meredith

Biography of James Hargrove Meredith

Biographic Details

• Family Name (Surname): Meredith
• First Name: James
• Middle Name: Hargrove
• Date of Birth: August , 25 , 1914
• Place of Birth (POB): Wedderburn , Oregon (US-OR, OR, 41, Oreg., Ore., Or.)
• Date of Death: December , 8 , 1988
• Place of Death (POD): St. Louis , Missouri (US-MO, MO, 29, Mo.)
• Gender Identity: Male
• Race or Ethnicity: White

James Hargrove Meredith Court Service Information

• Court Name: United States District Court, Eastern District of Missouri
• Court Type: United States District Court
• Appointment under the Presidency of: John F. Kennedy ( Democratic )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 03/05/1962
• Seat vacated by: Moore , George
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 03/05/1962
• Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
• Committee action date: 03/15/1962
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 03/16/1962
• Commission Date: 03/17/1962
• Date of Service as Chief Judge (begin): 1971
• Termination of Service as Chief Judge (Date): 1979
• Retirement from Active Service: 08/31/1979
• Date of Termination: 12/08/1988
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Death

James Hargrove Meredith in the Law School

• Name of School: University of Missouri
• Degree: Bachelor of Arts (A.B.)
• Law Degree Year: 1936

Second Law School Attendance

• Law Degree (Name of School): University of Missouri School of Law
• Degree: Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.)
• Law Degree Year: 1937

James Hargrove Meredith Career Path

Employment:

• 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

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