James Hargrove Meredith
Appointed by President John F. Kennedy in 1962 and confirmed by voice vote, James Hargrove Meredith was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri. He earned a law degree from University of Missouri School of Law in 1937. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1914–1988
- Appointed by
- John F. Kennedy, 1962
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Missouri 1936 · University of Missouri Law 1937
- Succeeded
- George Moore
- Succeeded by
- Clyde S. Cahill Jr.
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Eastern District of Missouri succeeded George Moore | Kennedy (D) | 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
| University of Missouri | A.B. | 1936 |
| University of Missouri School of Law | LL.B. | 1937 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Meredith authored 179 published opinions for the court (1962–1988). Most cited: Matter of Williams (38 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Matter of Williams | 15 B.R. 655 | 38 |
| 1980 | Liddell v. BD. OF ED. OF CITY OF ST. LOUIS, MO. | 491 F. Supp. 351 | 35 |
| 1969 | Central Presbyterian Church v. Black Liberation Front | 303 F. Supp. 894 | 33 |
| 1967 | Sawyers v. Grand Lodge, International Ass'n of MacHinists | 279 F. Supp. 747 | 32 |
| 1965 | Bergjans Farm Dairy Co. v. Sanitary Milk Producers | 241 F. Supp. 476 | 29 |
| 1969 | Gannon v. Action | 303 F. Supp. 1240 | 26 |
| 1970 | Green v. McDonnell-Douglas Corporation | 318 F. Supp. 846 | 24 |
| 1966 | United States v. Syros | 254 F. Supp. 195 | 24 |
| 1975 | Percival v. General Motors Corporation | 400 F. Supp. 1322 | 23 |
| 1966 | United States v. Building & Const. Tr. Coun. of St. Louis, Mo. | 271 F. Supp. 447 | 21 |
| 1976 | Ott v. Levi | 419 F. Supp. 750 | 19 |
| 1976 | Thompson v. McDonnell Douglas Corp. | 416 F. Supp. 972 | 18 |
| 1984 | Perma Greetings, Inc. v. Russ Berrie & Co., Inc. | 598 F. Supp. 445 | 17 |
| 1971 | Maret v. United States | 332 F. Supp. 324 | 17 |
| 1969 | Green v. McDonnell-Douglas Corporation | 299 F. Supp. 1100 | 17 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 179 authored opinions in our data. “Cited” is inbound citations across the CourtListener corpus. Case links open the ruling’s full text (CourtListener) or its page here; read the methodology and verify against the primary source.
Questions & answers
- Who appointed James Hargrove Meredith?
- President John F. Kennedy appointed James Hargrove Meredith to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri in 1962.
- Was James Hargrove Meredith appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- James Hargrove Meredith was appointed by President John F. Kennedy, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was James Hargrove Meredith's confirmation vote?
- James Hargrove Meredith was confirmed by voice vote on March 16, 1962. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was James Hargrove Meredith on?
- James Hargrove Meredith was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri.
Sources
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- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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26 years on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).