Raymond M. Kethledge
Federal appeals judge and author
Raymond M. Kethledge is a US federal judge who leads the Sixth Circuit appeals court as its chief judge. He is the author of Lead Yourself First.
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American Born 1966 in Summit, United States
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About Raymond M. Kethledge
Raymond Michael Kethledge was born in 1966. President George W. Bush put him on the Sixth Circuit appeals court in 2008, and he became its chief judge in October 2026. Donald Trump's 2016 shortlist of possible Supreme Court nominees included him. His book Lead Yourself First is in the BookBits catalog.