Raymond M. Kethledge at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
- Jurisdiction
- National federal courts · Federal
- Judicial service
- July 7, 2008–present
Raymond M. Kethledge
Judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Available research
Biography
Professional career
- Private practice, Michigan, 2002-2008
- Counsel, Ford Motor Company, 2001-2002
- Private practice, Michigan, 1998-2001
- Law clerk, Hon. Anthony Kennedy, Supreme Court of the United States, 1997-1998
- Judiciary counsel, U.S. Sen. Spencer Abraham, MI, 1995-1997
- Private practice, Michigan, 1994-present
- Law clerk, Hon. Ralph B. Guy, Jr., U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, 1993-1994
Judicial service
- Judge, Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, 2008-present
- Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Education
- Wayne State University
- Birmingham Groves High School
- University of Michigan College of Literature, Science, and the Arts
- University of Michigan Law School
Personal record
Born 1966 · Summit, NJ
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/1392731CourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/1765/raymond-m-kethledge/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