Overview

• President Donald Trump formally tapped Chad Meredith to serve on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky, highlighting his tenure as state solicitor general and chief deputy general counsel.
• Meredith’s legal résumé includes a clerkship on the Fourth Circuit and a litigation practice in Ohio since 2021.
• Senator Mitch McConnell praised the selection, calling Meredith “an outstanding choice” with a distinguished record of public service.
• Abortion rights groups and civil and human rights advocates have condemned Meredith’s record for defending Kentucky’s anti-abortion laws.
• Under the Senate’s blue slip custom, home-state senators hold veto power, and Senator Rand Paul previously blocked Meredith’s bid under the Biden administration.