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Raymond M. Kethledge
Currently Partner, Bush Seyferth Kethledge and Paige, PLLC, Michigan
Nominated to the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals June 28, 2006,
Resubmitted March 18, 2007
days since nomination

Biographical Information

Raymond Kethledge is a highly accomplished and well-respected attorney who has litigated in state and federal trial and appellate courts across the country.

  • Mr. Kethledge has been nominated to the Sixth Circuit, which hears appeals from the federal district courts of Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky, and Tennessee.
  • Mr. Kethledge is known for his outstanding intellect, excellent writing skills, strong work ethic, and integrity.

Mr. Kethledge has a distinguished record as a practicing attorney, at both the trial and appellate levels, and as a public servant.

  • Since 2003, Mr. Kethledge has been a partner in the law firm of Bush Seyferth Kethledge and Paige PLLC, representing clients ranging from DaimlerChrysler Corporation and Genworth Financial to an individual criminal defendant.
  • Mr. Kethledge has appeared frequently in court, briefing and arguing appeals and motions in class actions and other complex litigation.
  • Prior to returning to Michigan in 1998 to join the prestigious Detroit firm of Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn, Mr. Kethledge served with distinction as a law clerk to Justice Anthony M. Kennedy of the United States Supreme Court and Judge Ralph Guy of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.
  • Mr. Kethledge served as Counsel to then-Senator Spencer Abraham, handling matters related to the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Mr. Kethledge has exceptional academic credentials and professional training.

  • He served as a law clerk to Justice Anthony M. Kennedy of the United States Supreme Court and Judge Ralph Guy of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.
  • He graduated magna cum laude from the University of Michigan Law School, where he was a member of the Order of the Coif, in 1993. He graduated from the University of Michigan with a B.A. in history in 1989.

Mr. Kethledge has long been dedicated to pro bono service and charitable causes. He has used his legal skills to assist numerous individuals on a pro bono basis.

  • He and his firm are very active in the community, sponsoring fundraisers and scholarship programs. Mr. Kethledge has also given personally of his legal skills, earning the Community Legal Service’s Pro Bono Attorney of the Year award for his work with the disadvantaged in Michigan.
  • Mr. Kethledge worked with Community Legal Services, a provider of legal services to the disadvantaged in Michigan, helping numerous homeowners keep their homes.
  • He has also worked with the New Leaders New Schools charitable organization, which assists in placing school principals in economically depressed areas.

Additional Biographical Information:

Firm Bio from Bush Seyferth Kethledge and Paige, PLLC

Nominating Statement

http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2007/03/20070319-5.html

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