Who appointed Isaac Melson Meekins?

President Calvin Coolidge appointed Isaac Melson Meekins to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina in 1925.

Was Isaac Melson Meekins appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Isaac Melson Meekins was appointed by President Calvin Coolidge, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Isaac Melson Meekins's confirmation vote?

Isaac Melson Meekins was confirmed by voice vote on January 17, 1925. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.

Eastern District of North Carolina / Appointed 1925 / Served to 1946

Isaac Melson Meekins

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina

Appointed by President Calvin Coolidge in 1925 and confirmed by voice vote, Isaac Melson Meekins was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓

Lived: 1875–1946
Appointed by: Calvin Coolidge, 1925
Confirmed: by voice vote
Education: Wake Forest College 1896
Succeeded: Henry Groves Connor
Succeeded by: Donnell Gilliam

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1925	Eastern District of North Carolina succeeded Henry Groves Connor	Coolidge (R)	Voice vote

Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own. A voice vote means the chamber approved aloud. No senator-by-senator tally is recorded.

Confirmation vote

Voice vote

The Senate approved this confirmation aloud, with no senator-by-senator tally recorded. Recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989.

Education

Wake Forest College

A.B.

1896

Judicial Record

In our data, Meekins authored 4 published opinions for the court (1937–1944). Most cited: Waring v. Dunlea (12 citations).

A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.

Recent & notable rulings

Year	Case	Citation	Cited
1939	Waring v. Dunlea	26 F. Supp. 338	12
1937	Park McLain, Inc. v. Hoey	19 F. Supp. 990	8
1944	State of North Carolina v. United States	56 F. Supp. 606	4
1943	Hampton v. North Carolina Pulp Co.	49 F. Supp. 625	3

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Questions & answers

Who appointed Isaac Melson Meekins?: President Calvin Coolidge appointed Isaac Melson Meekins to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina in 1925.
Was Isaac Melson Meekins appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Isaac Melson Meekins was appointed by President Calvin Coolidge, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Isaac Melson Meekins's confirmation vote?: Isaac Melson Meekins was confirmed by voice vote on January 17, 1925. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
Which court was Isaac Melson Meekins on?: Isaac Melson Meekins was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina.

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21 years on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).