Sixth Circuit
Damon Jerome Keith
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Appointment
- Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
- Title
- Judge
- Appointed by
- Jimmy CarterDemocratic president
- Seat
- CA60902
- Nominated
- Sept. 28, 1977
- Committee hearing
- Oct. 11, 1977
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably)Oct. 19, 1977
- Senate vote
- Voice
- Confirmed
- Oct. 20, 1977
- Commissioned
- Oct. 21, 1977
- ABA rating
- Well Qualified
- Senior status
- May 1, 1995
- Service ended
- April 28, 2019Death
Source Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Judges. Party shown is the party of the appointing president, which is a fact about the president, not about the judge.
Judicial service history
Every federal judicial office held, in order of appointment.
| Court | Title | Commissioned | Ended | Appointed by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan | Judge | Oct. 12, 1967 | Nov. 22, 1977 Appointment to Another Judicial Position | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit | Judge | Oct. 21, 1977 | April 28, 2019 Death | Jimmy Carter |
Recent judicial activity
Opinions authored and panels sat on, most recent first.
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March 26, 2019opinion issued Authored the opinion in United States v. William Steele
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March 26, 2019opinion issued Authored the opinion in United States v. William Steele
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March 13, 2019panel identified Sat on the panel in Mendoza-Garcia v. Barr
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Feb. 12, 2019panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Richard Parrish
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Jan. 22, 2019panel identified Sat on the panel in Paul Monea v. United States
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Jan. 3, 2019panel identified Sat on the panel in Patti Cahoo v. SAS Analytics Inc.
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Dec. 19, 2018panel identified Sat on the panel in Mehrdad Hosseini v. Kirstjen Nielsen
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Nov. 20, 2018panel identified Sat on the panel in Mariusz Tomaszczuk v. Matthew Whitaker
Cases
Appellate cases on which this judge sat, drawn from panel information published with each decision.
| Case | No. | Status | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alison Taylor v. City of Saginaw | 17-2126 | Decided | April 25, 2019 | |
| Ricky Jackson v. City of Cleveland | 17-3840/3843 | Decided | March 28, 2019 | |
| United States v. William Steele | 18-1146 | Decided | March 26, 2019 | Authored |
| Mendoza-Garcia v. Barr | No. 18-3513 | Decided | March 13, 2019 | |
| United States v. Richard Parrish | 18-1178 | Decided | Feb. 12, 2019 | |
| Paul Monea v. United States | 16-4250 | Decided | Jan. 22, 2019 | |
| Patti Cahoo v. SAS Analytics Inc. | 18-1295/1296 | Decided | Jan. 3, 2019 | |
| Mehrdad Hosseini v. Kirstjen Nielsen | 17-6453 | Decided | Dec. 19, 2018 | |
| Mariusz Tomaszczuk v. Matthew Whitaker | 17-4229 | Decided | Nov. 20, 2018 |
Judicial writings
Opinions, concurrences and dissents attributed to this judge by the source record.
| Type | Case | Court | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opinion | United States v. William Steele | Sixth Circuit | March 26, 2019 |
| Opinion | United States v. William Steele | Sixth Circuit | March 26, 2019 |