Meek, a supporter of Reed, sued Gleeson on behalf of the people of Florida.
The trial, Florida v. Gleeson, went to the Florida Supreme Court, where many of the recent appointees were supporters of Reed and the Court ruled Gleeson's claim unconstitutional and removed him from office as Lieutenant Governor on December 14, 1868.
[3] Meek resigned as Florida Attorney General in 1870 due to his health.
He later served as a U.S. Court Commissioner and as the Chief Supervisor of Elections for the Northern District of Florida.
[2][4] In 1868, Meek married Eliza R. Rice, a friend he met while at Harvard, though she died the next year.