Richard Fred Suhrheinrich at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
- Jurisdiction
- National federal courts · Federal
- Judicial service
- July 10, 1990–present
Richard Fred Suhrheinrich
Judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Available research
Biography
Professional career
- Associate professor of law, Detroit College of Law, 1975-1985
- Assistant prosecutor, Macomb County, MI, 1967-present
- Private practice, Michigan, 1963-1984
Judicial service
- Judge, District Court, E.D. Michigan, 1984-1990
- Judge, Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, 1990-2001
- Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Education
- Wayne State University · B.S., 1960
- Michigan State University College of Law
- University of Virginia
Personal record
Born 1936 · Lincoln City, IN
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/1388431CourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/3131/richard-fred-suhrheinrich/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