John A. Meredith

[1] Soon after his admission to the bar in Hanover County, Virginia, Meredith was appointed Commonwealth's Attorney there, holding that position until about 1850.

While a state Senator, he was elected under the new Constitution of 1850 to judge of the Circuit Court of Richmond, Virginia.

[5] During Reconstruction, Meredith was appointed as head of U.S. General Halleck's "Court of Conciliation".

He held his Circuit Court judgeship until the Radical Republican Congress removed all sitting judges in Virginia in 1869 immediately prior to the new Constitution of 1870 and the end of military occupation.

[7] Judge John A. Meredith died on March 15, 1882, in Richmond City, Virginia.