Ronald Edward Meredith

Judge Ronald Edward Meredith

Personal

Birthday:

1/30/1946

Birthplace:

Clarkson, KY

Date of Death:

12/1/1994

Place of Death:

Louisville, KY

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Minority counsel, Subcommittee on Penitentiaries, U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, 1971-1972
Legislative assistant, U.S. Sen. Marlow W. Cook, 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

Nominated to U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky, September 11, 1984; no Senate vote

Education

Name of School:

Georgetown College, Kentucky

Degree:

B.A.

Degree Year:

1967

Name of School - Second:

George Washington University Law School

Established in 1865, The George Washington University Law School is the oldest law school in Washington, DC. The school is accredited by the American Bar Association and is a charter member of the Association of American Law Schools. The law school is located on the GW campus in the downtown neighborhood familiarly known as Foggy Bottom. The law school has a total enrollment of about 2,000 students. Approximately 1,400 students are in the full-time division for the JD degree and 300 are enrolled in the part-time division. 300 students, many from abroad, are enrolled in graduate law degree programs.

Degree - Second:

J.D.

Degree Year - Second:

1971

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, Western District of Kentucky

Court Name:

Kentucky Western District Court

President Nominating:

Ronald Reagan

Party Affiliation of President:

Republican

Commission Date:

4/4/1985

Termination Date:

12/1/1994

Termination Reason:

Death