Isaac Melson Meekins Explained

Isaac Melson Meekins
Office:Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina
Term Start:February 13, 1945
Term End:November 21, 1946
Office1:Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina
Term Start1:January 17, 1925
Term End1:February 13, 1945
Appointer1:Calvin Coolidge
Predecessor1:Henry G. Connor
Successor1:Donnell Gilliam
Birth Date:13 February 1875
Birth Place:Tyrrell County, North Carolina
Death Place:Elizabeth City, North Carolina
Education:Wake Forest University (A.B.)
Signature:Signature of Isaac Melson Meekins (1875–1946).png
Nationality:American

Isaac Melson Meekins (February 13, 1875 – November 21, 1946) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina.

Education and career

Born in Tyrrell County, North Carolina, Meekins received an Artium Baccalaureus degree from Wake Forest University in 1896 and entered private practice in Elizabeth City, North Carolina. He was Mayor of Elizabeth City in 1897, and city attorney of Elizabeth City in 1898. He was postmaster of Elizabeth City from 1903 to 1908. He was an Assistant United States Attorney of the Eastern District of North Carolina from 1910 to 1914. He was general counsel for the Alien Property Custodian in Washington, D.C. from 1921 to 1922. He was general counsel and manager for the Enemy Insurance Company in 1922.

In 1924, Meekins was the unsuccessful Republican nominee for Governor of North Carolina.[1]

Federal judicial service

On January 9, 1925, Meekins was nominated by President Calvin Coolidge to a seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina vacated by Judge Henry G. Connor. Meekins was confirmed by the United States Senate on January 17, 1925, and received his commission the same day. He assumed senior status on February 13, 1945, serving in that capacity until his death in Elizabeth City on November 21, 1946.[2]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.ncpedia.org/biography/meekins-isaac-melson NCpedia biography of Isaac Melson Meekins
  2. News: Retired Jurist Taken by Death . . North Carolina . Elizabeth City . AP . 7 . 1946-11-21 . 1946-11-22 . 2024-07-10 . NewspaperArchive.