Damon Keith
Damon Jerome Keith (July 4, 1922 – April 28, 2019) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and a former United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. Keith died in office at age 96.
Damon Keith | |
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Keith in 2018 | |
| Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit | |
| In office May 1, 1995 – April 28, 2019 | |
| Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit | |
| In office October 21, 1977 – May 1, 1995 | |
| Appointed by | Jimmy Carter |
| Preceded by | Wade H. McCree |
| Succeeded by | Richard Allen Griffin |
| Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan | |
| In office December 13, 1975 – November 22, 1977 | |
| Preceded by | Frederick William Kaess |
| Succeeded by | Cornelia Groefsema Kennedy |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan | |
| In office October 12, 1967 – November 22, 1977 | |
| Appointed by | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| Preceded by | Thomas Patrick Thornton |
| Succeeded by | Patricia Boyle |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Damon Jerome Keith July 4, 1922 Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
| Died | April 28, 2019 (aged 96) Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
| Education | West Virginia State University (BA) Howard University (LLB) Wayne State University (LLM) |
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