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Stephen Chad Meredith

Stephen Chad Meredith

Kentucky Eastern District Court

Born 1981 in Elizabethtown, KY

FJC ID: 13762069

Stephen Chad Meredith (known professionally as Chad Meredith; born 1981) is a United States district judge of the District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky. He previously served as the first solicitor general of Kentucky from 2019 to 2021.

Gender
Male
Race
White

Prior employment

  1. Private practice, Cincinnati, Ohio
    2021–2025
  2. Commonwealth of Kentucky
    Commonwealth of Kentucky
    Solicitor general · 2019–2021
  3. Private practice, Lexington, Kentucky
    2011–2015
  4. Private practice, Louisville, Kentucky
    2009–2011
  5. U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky
  6. U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
  7. Gov. Matt Bevin, Kentucky, 2015-2019 (title changed to solicitor general, 2019)
    Gov. Matt Bevin, Kentucky, 2015-2019 (title changed to solicitor general, 2019)
    Chief deputy general counsel

Appointments

  1. Kentucky Eastern District Court
    2025–present · Appointed by Donald J. Trump (Republican)

Education

  1. University of Kentucky College of Law
  2. Washington and Lee University
    B.A. · 2003