Isaac Melson Meekins

Judge Isaac Melson Meekins

Personal

Birthday:

2/13/1875

Birthplace:

Tyrrell County, NC

Date of Death:

11/21/1946

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Private practice, Elizabeth City, North Carolina, 1896-
Mayor, Elizabeth City, North Carolina, 1897
City attorney, Elizabeth City, North Carolina, 1898
Postmaster, Elizabeth City, North Carolina, 1903-1908
Assistant U.S. attorney, Eastern District of North Carolina, 1910-1914
General counsel, Alien Property Custodian, Washington, D.C., 1921-1922
General counsel and manager, Enemy Insurance Company, 1922

Education

Name of School:

Wake Forest College

Degree:

A.B.

Degree Year:

1896

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, Eastern District of North Carolina

Court Name:

North Carolina Eastern District Court

President Nominating:

Calvin Coolidge

Party Affiliation of President:

Republican

Commission Date:

1/17/1925

Retirement from Active Service:

2/13/1945

Termination Date:

11/21/1946

Termination Reason:

Death