Federalist Society Head Tells Group He’s Searching for Successor

The longtime head of the Federalist Society, the influential US conservative legal organization, is preparing to step down and has started searching for his successor, according to an email obtained by Bloomberg News.

Eugene Meyer, who has served as the executive director, CEO or president of the nonprofit organization for more than 40 years, said he is in good health but is beginning the search now in the hopes it will move “expeditiously and carefully but without undue pressure.”

“The Society is doing well, and this transition can, and I trust will, lead to even better things ahead in ...