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Kevin Gafford Ritz
Active judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Kevin Gafford Ritz serves on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. Appointed by Joseph R. Biden and confirmed Sep 16, 2024 by a 48–46 Senate vote. ABA rating: Well Qualified.
- Appointed by
- Joseph R. Biden
- Confirmed
- Sep 16, 2024
- Senate vote
- 48–46
- ABA rating
- Well Qualified
- Born
- 1974
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth CircuitJoseph R. Biden · Sep 16, 2024
Education
- University of VirginiaB.A., 1997
- Georgetown University School of Foreign ServiceM.S., 1999
- University of Virginia School of LawJ.D., 2004
Career
Law clerk, Hon. Julia S. Gibbons, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, 2004-2005; Assistant U.S. attorney, Western District of Tennessee, 2005-2022; criminal appellate chief, 2010-2018; special counsel to the U.S. attorney, 2011-2022; appellate chief, 2018-2022; Adjunct professor, University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law, 2008-2016; U.S. attorney for the Western District of Tennessee, 2022-2024
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