Stephen Chad Meredith
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky. Born 1981.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky
- Appointed by
- Donald J. Trump (Republican)
- Nominated
- Jun 23, 2025
- Senate vote
- 48 to 45
- Confirmed
- Oct 23, 2025
- Commissioned
- Nov 3, 2025
Education
- B.A., Washington and Lee University, 2003
- J.D., University of Kentucky College of Law, 2007
Career
- Law clerk, Hon. John M. Rogers, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, 2007-2008
- Law clerk, Hon. Amul R. Thapar, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky, 2008-2009
- Private practice, Louisville, Kentucky, 2009-2011
- Private practice, Lexington, Kentucky, 2011-2015
- Chief deputy general counsel, Gov. Matt Bevin, Kentucky, 2015-2019 (title changed to solicitor general, 2019)
- Solicitor general, Commonwealth of Kentucky, 2019-2021
- Private practice, Cincinnati, Ohio, 2021-2025
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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