Raymond Kethledge
| Raymond M. Kethledge | |
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| Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit | |
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Assumed office July 7, 2008 |
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| Appointed by | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | James L. Ryan |
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Raymond M. Kethledge December 11, 1966 Summit, New Jersey |
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University of Michigan B.A. Wayne State University Law School University of Michigan Law School J.D. |
Raymond M. Kethledge (born December 11, 1966) is a United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.
Kethledge was born in Summit, New Jersey. He graduated from the University of Michigan with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1989. He began law school at Wayne State University Law School in 1990, but graduated magna cum laude from the University of Michigan Law School with a Juris Doctor in 1993. Kethledge then clerked for Sixth Circuit Judge Ralph B. Guy, Jr. in 1994. After finishing his clerkship, he became judiciary counsel to Michigan Senator Spencer Abraham from 1995 to 1997. Following that, Kethledge clerked for United States Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy in 1997.
In 1998, Kethledge joined the law firm of Honigman, Miller, Schwartz & Cohn, first as an associate, and then, in 2001, as a partner. That year, he left to become counsel to the Ford Motor Company. In 2002, he joined Feeney, Kellet, Weinner & Bush as a partner, and then became partner at Bush, Seyferth, Kethledge & Paige in 2003. In 2009, Judge Kethledge assumed position as Lecturer, teaching a course at the University of Michigan Law School, titled "Fundamentals of Appellate Practice".
Before becoming a judge, Kethledge was dedicated to pro bono work.
Kethledge and Michael Erwin wrote a book on leadership, Lead Yourself First.
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