According to a press release from Daniel Cameron's Transition Team, on Wednesday Attorney General-Elect Cameron announced the appointment of Chad Meredith as Solicitor General for the Commonwealth. In this role Meredith will serve as the state's advocate for appellate litigation.
Meredith previously coordinated and oversaw appellate litigation involving executive branch agencies in Governor Matt Bevin's administration.
"Chad's experience advocating for Kentucky within the appellate court system makes him an ideal choice to serve as Solicitor General," said Attorney General-elect Cameron. "Many of Kentucky's most pressing and significant legal issues are decided on appeal, and I know that Chad will represent the best interests of Kentuckians."
Meredith's appellate advocacy experience extends to his time as an attorney with Ransdell & Roach, PLLC, and Frost Brown Todd, LLC, where he had served as a member of each firm's Appellate Practice Group and engaged in business and tort litigation.
Kentucky law states that the Attorney General shall appear in all cases in the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals where the Commonwealth is interested. One of the primary responsibilities of the Attorney General is to defend guilty verdicts secured by Kentucky's prosecutors in criminal cases, and Meredith will focus the majority of his efforts in this area.
The majority of state's have a Solicitor General within the Office of the Attorney General, with Kentucky being one of the exceptions. Cameron plans to ask the Kentucky General Assembly to codify this position in the upcoming legislative session.
Meredith is a native of Leitchfield, Kentucky. He earned his undergraduate degree from Washington and Lee University and his law degree from the University of Kentucky College of Law, graduating summa cum laude from both institutions. Upon graduation from law school, he completed federal judicial clerkships with Judge John Rogers on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, and then Judge Amul Thapar on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky. Meredith lives in Lexington with his wife, Rebekah, and three children.
