The Philadelphia Inquirer; Monday, August 17, 1987, Section C Page 9:
"John Rayburn Meade, 80, a Philadelphia native who served as a Common Pleas Court judge for 18 years, died Saturday of congestive heart failure at his home in Center City. Mr. Meade's expansive career included stints as a news reporter, lawyer, Republican state senator and judge. Appointed a County Court judge in 1967, Mr. Meade was elected a year later to serve as a Common Pleas judge. He became a senior judge in 1977 - a post he held until he retired earlier this year. Elected a state senator in 1949, Mr. Meade served one four-year term in the legislature. During his brief tenure, he was named to seven Senate committees. While a legislator, Mr. Meade introduced a bill designed to eliminate discrimination against workers based on race, creed, color, or national origin. Two years later, he spoke out against the death penalty while a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee. He cited numerous reasons to "outmode" the use of the electric chair. Mr. Meade worked as a reporter for 17 years for the Court Combination, a news service that during the first half of the century covered city courts for the major daily newspapers. In 1945, he was sworn in as a member of the Pennsylvania Bar Association, ending his news career. Mr. Meade was the brother of the late William F. Meade, former city GOP chairman and a member of the Board of Revision of Taxes. His father, John J. Meade, once served as clerk of courts in Philadelphia and was for many years Republican leader of the 10th Ward. Among his professional associations, Mr. Meade served on the executive board of the Pennsylvania State Council of Juvenile Court Judges and the board of directors of City Trusts. He graduated from Roman Catholic High School and attended Temple University's Law School, from which he graduated in 1936. Mr. Meade held his news job for nine more years before becoming an active lawyer. Mr. Meade is survived by two daughters, Carole A. Burton of Beverly and Cecelia of Philadelphia; a son, John Joseph Meade of Philadelphia; four grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. tomorrow at St. Patrick's Church, 20th and Locust Streets. Burial will follow at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery on Cheltenham Avenue."
"John Rayburn Meade, 80, a Philadelphia native who served as a Common Pleas Court judge for 18 years, died Saturday of congestive heart failure at his home in Center City. Mr. Meade's expansive career included stints as a news reporter, lawyer, Republican state senator and judge. Appointed a County Court judge in 1967, Mr. Meade was elected a year later to serve as a Common Pleas judge. He became a senior judge in 1977 - a post he held until he retired earlier this year. Elected a state senator in 1949, Mr. Meade served one four-year term in the legislature. During his brief tenure, he was named to seven Senate committees. While a legislator, Mr. Meade introduced a bill designed to eliminate discrimination against workers based on race, creed, color, or national origin. Two years later, he spoke out against the death penalty while a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee. He cited numerous reasons to "outmode" the use of the electric chair. Mr. Meade worked as a reporter for 17 years for the Court Combination, a news service that during the first half of the century covered city courts for the major daily newspapers. In 1945, he was sworn in as a member of the Pennsylvania Bar Association, ending his news career. Mr. Meade was the brother of the late William F. Meade, former city GOP chairman and a member of the Board of Revision of Taxes. His father, John J. Meade, once served as clerk of courts in Philadelphia and was for many years Republican leader of the 10th Ward. Among his professional associations, Mr. Meade served on the executive board of the Pennsylvania State Council of Juvenile Court Judges and the board of directors of City Trusts. He graduated from Roman Catholic High School and attended Temple University's Law School, from which he graduated in 1936. Mr. Meade held his news job for nine more years before becoming an active lawyer. Mr. Meade is survived by two daughters, Carole A. Burton of Beverly and Cecelia of Philadelphia; a son, John Joseph Meade of Philadelphia; four grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. tomorrow at St. Patrick's Church, 20th and Locust Streets. Burial will follow at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery on Cheltenham Avenue."
The Philadelphia Inquirer; Monday, August 17, 1987, Section C Page 9:
"John Rayburn Meade, 80, a Philadelphia native who served as a Common Pleas Court judge for 18 years, died Saturday of congestive heart failure at his home in Center City. Mr. Meade's expansive career included stints as a news reporter, lawyer, Republican state senator and judge. Appointed a County Court judge in 1967, Mr. Meade was elected a year later to serve as a Common Pleas judge. He became a senior judge in 1977 - a post he held until he retired earlier this year. Elected a state senator in 1949, Mr. Meade served one four-year term in the legislature. During his brief tenure, he was named to seven Senate committees. While a legislator, Mr. Meade introduced a bill designed to eliminate discrimination against workers based on race, creed, color, or national origin. Two years later, he spoke out against the death penalty while a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee. He cited numerous reasons to "outmode" the use of the electric chair. Mr. Meade worked as a reporter for 17 years for the Court Combination, a news service that during the first half of the century covered city courts for the major daily newspapers. In 1945, he was sworn in as a member of the Pennsylvania Bar Association, ending his news career. Mr. Meade was the brother of the late William F. Meade, former city GOP chairman and a member of the Board of Revision of Taxes. His father, John J. Meade, once served as clerk of courts in Philadelphia and was for many years Republican leader of the 10th Ward. Among his professional associations, Mr. Meade served on the executive board of the Pennsylvania State Council of Juvenile Court Judges and the board of directors of City Trusts. He graduated from Roman Catholic High School and attended Temple University's Law School, from which he graduated in 1936. Mr. Meade held his news job for nine more years before becoming an active lawyer. Mr. Meade is survived by two daughters, Carole A. Burton of Beverly and Cecelia of Philadelphia; a son, John Joseph Meade of Philadelphia; four grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. tomorrow at St. Patrick's Church, 20th and Locust Streets. Burial will follow at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery on Cheltenham Avenue."
"John Rayburn Meade, 80, a Philadelphia native who served as a Common Pleas Court judge for 18 years, died Saturday of congestive heart failure at his home in Center City. Mr. Meade's expansive career included stints as a news reporter, lawyer, Republican state senator and judge. Appointed a County Court judge in 1967, Mr. Meade was elected a year later to serve as a Common Pleas judge. He became a senior judge in 1977 - a post he held until he retired earlier this year. Elected a state senator in 1949, Mr. Meade served one four-year term in the legislature. During his brief tenure, he was named to seven Senate committees. While a legislator, Mr. Meade introduced a bill designed to eliminate discrimination against workers based on race, creed, color, or national origin. Two years later, he spoke out against the death penalty while a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee. He cited numerous reasons to "outmode" the use of the electric chair. Mr. Meade worked as a reporter for 17 years for the Court Combination, a news service that during the first half of the century covered city courts for the major daily newspapers. In 1945, he was sworn in as a member of the Pennsylvania Bar Association, ending his news career. Mr. Meade was the brother of the late William F. Meade, former city GOP chairman and a member of the Board of Revision of Taxes. His father, John J. Meade, once served as clerk of courts in Philadelphia and was for many years Republican leader of the 10th Ward. Among his professional associations, Mr. Meade served on the executive board of the Pennsylvania State Council of Juvenile Court Judges and the board of directors of City Trusts. He graduated from Roman Catholic High School and attended Temple University's Law School, from which he graduated in 1936. Mr. Meade held his news job for nine more years before becoming an active lawyer. Mr. Meade is survived by two daughters, Carole A. Burton of Beverly and Cecelia of Philadelphia; a son, John Joseph Meade of Philadelphia; four grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. tomorrow at St. Patrick's Church, 20th and Locust Streets. Burial will follow at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery on Cheltenham Avenue."
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