Damon Keith

Damon Keith
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 byJimmy Carter
Preceded byWade H. McCree
Succeeded byRichard 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 byFrederick William Kaess
Succeeded byCornelia Groefsema Kennedy
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
In office
October 12, 1967 – November 22, 1977
Appointed byLyndon B. Johnson
Preceded byThomas Patrick Thornton
Succeeded byPatricia Boyle
Personal details
Born
Damon Jerome Keith

(1922-07-04)July 4, 1922
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
DiedApril 28, 2019(2019-04-28) (aged 96)
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
EducationWest Virginia State University (BA)
Howard University (LLB)
Wayne State University (LLM)

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.