Chad Andrew Readler at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
- Jurisdiction
- National federal courts · Federal
- Judicial service
- March 7, 2019–present
Chad Andrew Readler
Judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Available research
Biography
Professional career
- Acting assistant attorney general, Civil Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 2017-2019
- Private practice, Columbus, OH, 1998-2017
Judicial service
- Law Clerk, Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, 1997-1998
- Judge, Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, 2019-present
- Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Education
- University of Michigan-Ann Arbor · B.A., 1994
- Milford High School
- University of Michigan Law School
Personal record
Born 1972 · Pontiac, MI
Courtroom rules and guidance
Appellate Oral Argument
In federal courts of appeals, oral argument is allowed unless a three-judge panel unanimously finds one of Rule 34's specified grounds for dispensing with it; the clerk provides the date, time, place, and time allocation.
Oral argument must be allowed in every case unless a panel of three judges who have examined the briefs and record unanimously agrees that oral argument is unnecessaryFederal Rule of Appellate Procedure 34, Oral Argument ↗
Sources
Federal Judicial Center biography
Identity source · HTML · checked July 25, 2026
https://www.fjc.gov/node/6103361CourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/8627/chad-andrew-readler/Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 34, Oral Argument
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-appellate-procedure