Isaac Melson Meekins

Who was Isaac Melson Meekins?

Isaac Melson Meekins was a United States federal judge.

Born in Tyrrell County, North Carolina, Meekins received an A.B. 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 a General counsel, Alien Property Custodian, Washington, DC from 1921 to 1922. He was general counsel and manager to the Enemy Insurance Company in 1922.

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 Henry Groves 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 1946.