{
 "id": "ephh1rc4zp",
 "slug": "stephen-c-meredith",
 "title": "Stephen C. Meredith",
 "updated": "2026-10-15",
 "topic_path": [
  {
   "id": "society",
   "label": "Society and history",
   "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/society"
  },
  {
   "id": "society.law",
   "label": "Law and justice",
   "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/society.law"
  },
  {
   "id": "society.law.practice",
   "label": "Courts and legal practice",
   "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/society.law.practice"
  },
  {
   "id": "society.law.practice.people",
   "label": "Legal biographies",
   "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/society.law.practice.people"
  },
  {
   "id": "society.law.practice.people.people.judges.us",
   "label": "United States judges",
   "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/society.law.practice.people.people.judges.us"
  },
  {
   "id": "society.law.practice.people.people.judges.us.federal",
   "label": "US federal judges",
   "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/society.law.practice.people.people.judges.us.federal"
  },
  {
   "id": "society.law.practice.people.people.judges.us.federal.article3",
   "label": "Article III judges (district and appellate)",
   "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/society.law.practice.people.people.judges.us.federal.article3"
  },
  {
   "id": "society.law.practice.people.people.judges.us.federal.article3.district-judges",
   "label": "United States district court judges",
   "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/society.law.practice.people.people.judges.us.federal.article3.district-judges"
  },
  {
   "id": "society.law.practice.people.people.judges.us.federal.article3.district-judges.alpha-mc-to-my",
   "label": "Surnames Mc to My",
   "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/society.law.practice.people.people.judges.us.federal.article3.district-judges.alpha-mc-to-my"
  }
 ],
 "geo": [
  {
   "id": "geo.us.t2021.society.law.practice.people.people.judges.us.federal.article3.district-judges.alpha-mc-to-my",
   "label": "United States · 2021 and later: Surnames Mc to My",
   "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.us.t2021.society.law.practice.people.people.judges.us.federal.article3.district-judges.alpha-mc-to-my",
   "path": [
    {
     "id": "geo.us",
     "label": "United States",
     "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.us"
    },
    {
     "id": "geo.us.t2021",
     "label": "United States · 2021 and later",
     "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.us.t2021"
    },
    {
     "id": "geo.us.t2021.society",
     "label": "Society and history",
     "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.us.t2021.society"
    },
    {
     "id": "geo.us.t2021.society.law",
     "label": "Law and justice",
     "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.us.t2021.society.law"
    },
    {
     "id": "geo.us.t2021.society.law.practice",
     "label": "Courts and legal practice",
     "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.us.t2021.society.law.practice"
    },
    {
     "id": "geo.us.t2021.society.law.practice.people",
     "label": "Legal biographies",
     "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.us.t2021.society.law.practice.people"
    },
    {
     "id": "geo.us.t2021.society.law.practice.people.people.judges.us",
     "label": "United States judges",
     "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.us.t2021.society.law.practice.people.people.judges.us"
    },
    {
     "id": "geo.us.t2021.society.law.practice.people.people.judges.us.federal",
     "label": "US federal judges",
     "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.us.t2021.society.law.practice.people.people.judges.us.federal"
    },
    {
     "id": "geo.us.t2021.society.law.practice.people.people.judges.us.federal.article3.district-judges",
     "label": "United States district court judges",
     "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.us.t2021.society.law.practice.people.people.judges.us.federal.article3.district-judges"
    },
    {
     "id": "geo.us.t2021.society.law.practice.people.people.judges.us.federal.article3.district-judges.alpha-mc-to-my",
     "label": "Surnames Mc to My",
     "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.us.t2021.society.law.practice.people.people.judges.us.federal.article3.district-judges.alpha-mc-to-my"
    }
   ]
  }
 ],
 "excerpt": "Stephen C. Meredith, also known as Stephen Chad Meredith, is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge for the Eastern District of Kentucky since 2025.",
 "snippet": "Stephen C. Meredith, also known as Stephen Chad Meredith, is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge for the Eastern District of Kentucky since 2025.",
 "node": "society.law.practice.people.people.judges.us.federal.article3.district-judges.alpha-mc-to-my",
 "markdown": "# Stephen C. Meredith\n\nStephen Chad Meredith (born 1981) is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky since 2025.<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/13762069)</sup> He was appointed by President Donald J. Trump.<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/13762069)</sup>\n\n| Fact | Detail |\n|---|---|\n| Court | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/13762069)</sup> |\n| Appointed by | Donald J. Trump<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/13762069)</sup> |\n| Confirmed | October 23, 2025 (Senate vote: 48 to 45)<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/13762069)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[2](https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190586)</sup> |\n| Born | 1981 in Elizabethtown, KY<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/13762069)</sup> |\n| Education | B.A., Washington and Lee University, 2003; J.D., University of Kentucky College of Law, 2007<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/13762069)</sup> |\n\n## Early life and education\n\nMeredith was born in 1981 in Elizabethtown, Kentucky.<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/13762069)</sup> He received a [Bachelor of Arts](https://www.edgepedia.org/bachelor-of-arts) from [Washington and Lee University](https://www.edgepedia.org/washington-and-lee-university) in 2003 and a [Juris Doctor](https://www.edgepedia.org/juris-doctor) from the University of Kentucky College of Law in 2007.<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/13762069)</sup>\n\n## Legal career\n\nFollowing law school, Meredith served as a law clerk to Judge John M. Rogers of the [United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit](https://www.edgepedia.org/united-states-court-of-appeals-for-the-sixth-circuit) from 2007 to 2008, and then as a law clerk to Judge Amul R. Thapar of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky from 2008 to 2009.<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/13762069)</sup>\n\nMeredith then entered private practice, first in [Louisville, Kentucky](https://www.edgepedia.org/louisville-kentucky), from 2009 to 2011, and then in [Lexington, Kentucky](https://www.edgepedia.org/lexington-kentucky), from 2011 to 2015.<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/13762069)</sup> In 2015, he joined the administration of Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin as chief deputy general counsel, a title that changed to solicitor general in 2019.<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/13762069)</sup> He served as solicitor general of the Commonwealth of Kentucky from 2019 to 2021.<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/13762069)</sup> From 2021 to 2025, Meredith was in private practice in [Cincinnati](https://www.edgepedia.org/cincinnati), Ohio.<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/13762069)</sup>\n\n## Federal judicial service\n\nPresident Donald J. Trump nominated Meredith to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky on June 23, 2025.<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/13762069)</sup> The Senate confirmed his nomination on October 23, 2025, by a vote of 48 to 45.<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/13762069)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[2](https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190586)</sup> He received his commission on November 3, 2025.<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/13762069)</sup>\n\n## References\n\n1. [Biographical Directory of Article III Federal Judges: Stephen Chad Meredith](https://www.fjc.gov/node/13762069)\n2. [Senate Roll Call Vote, October 23, 2025](https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190586)\n\n---\n*Topic: Encyclopedia › Society and history › Law and justice › Courts and legal practice › Legal biographies › United States judges › US federal judges › Article III judges (district and appellate) › United States district court judges › Surnames Mc to My*\n\n*Initially written Sep 27, 2026 · Reviewed: Sep 29, 2026 · Edited: Oct 15, 2026 · Last review: Sep 29, 2026*\n\n*Copyright 2026 EdgeChat AI, a subsidiary of Biostate AI.*\n\nLicense: Edgepedia Community License 1.0, https://www.edgepedia.org/edgepedia/license\n",
 "same_as": [],
 "url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/stephen-c-meredith",
 "markdown_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/stephen-c-meredith.md",
 "license": {
  "name": "Edgepedia Community License 1.0",
  "url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/edgepedia/license",
  "summary": "Free with credit, commercial use included. AI training is open to everyone. For other uses, organizations over USD 100M in revenue or 100M monthly users license separately.",
  "spdx": "LicenseRef-Edgepedia-Community-1.0"
 },
 "credit": "\"Stephen C. Meredith\", Edgepedia (EdgeChat), https://www.edgepedia.org/stephen-c-meredith. Edgepedia Community License 1.0.",
 "credit_md": "\"[Stephen C. Meredith](https://www.edgepedia.org/stephen-c-meredith)\", Edgepedia (EdgeChat), [https://www.edgepedia.org/stephen-c-meredith](https://www.edgepedia.org/stephen-c-meredith). [Edgepedia Community License 1.0](https://www.edgepedia.org/edgepedia/license).",
 "credit_html": "\"<a href=\"https://www.edgepedia.org/stephen-c-meredith\">Stephen C. Meredith</a>\", Edgepedia (EdgeChat), <a href=\"https://www.edgepedia.org/stephen-c-meredith\">https://www.edgepedia.org/stephen-c-meredith</a>. <a href=\"https://www.edgepedia.org/edgepedia/license\">Edgepedia Community License 1.0</a>.",
 "speakable": "Stephen C. Meredith, also known as Stephen Chad Meredith, is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge for the Eastern District of Kentucky since 2025."
}