▁District ▁Court ▁judge ▁in ▁Kansas . ▁ ▁Biography ▁▁ ▁He ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Little ▁Rock , ▁Ark ansas ▁on ▁September ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 1 9 1 4 ▁to ▁his ▁parents ▁M oss ie ▁El la ▁Me eks ▁and ▁Charles ▁Arthur ▁Me eks . ▁He ▁moved ▁to ▁Wy and otte ▁County ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁th ir teen . ▁His ▁father ▁was ▁a ▁teacher ▁and ▁a ▁Minister ▁for ▁the ▁Church ▁of ▁God ▁in ▁Christ ▁and ▁his ▁mother ▁was ▁a ▁mission ary ▁and ▁a ▁house w ife . ▁After ▁the ▁Stock ▁Market ▁Cr ash ▁of ▁ 1 9 2 9 , ▁his ▁father ▁left ▁Kansas ▁to ▁look ▁for ▁work ; ▁although ▁ ▁For ▁a ▁while ▁he ▁would ▁send ▁money ▁and ▁letters , ▁ ▁he ▁later ▁stopped ▁and ▁eventually ▁lost ▁all ▁contact ▁with ▁his ▁family . ▁ ▁Living ▁in ▁Kansas ▁City , ▁Kansas , ▁Me eks ▁attended ▁N ortheast ▁Jr . ▁High ▁School , ▁which ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁Jr . ▁High ▁for ▁black ▁students ▁in ▁the ▁city , ▁and ▁then ▁Sum ner ▁High ▁School , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁president ▁of ▁his ▁senior ▁class . ▁He ▁had ▁known ▁since ▁e ighth ▁grade ▁that ▁he ▁wanted ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁lawyer , ▁so ▁after ▁high ▁school ▁he ▁studied ▁politics ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Kansas ▁in ▁ ▁Lawrence , ▁K S . ▁He ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁receive ▁his ▁L . L . B . ▁and ▁his ▁Doctor ▁of ▁Jur is pr ud ence ▁from ▁K U ▁Law ▁and ▁graduated ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 9 . ▁During ▁his