Kevin Gafford Ritz
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. Born 1974.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
- Appointed by
- Joseph R. Biden (Democratic)
- Nominated
- Mar 21, 2024
- Senate vote
- 48 to 46
- Confirmed
- Sep 16, 2024
- Commissioned
- Sep 19, 2024
Education
- B.A., University of Virginia, 1997
- M.S., Georgetown University School of Foreign Service, 1999
- J.D., University of Virginia School of Law, 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
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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