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Richard Allen Griffin

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. Active service.

Confirmed 95 to 0Confirmed from the official record
Appointed by
George W. Bush
Nominated
February 14, 2005
Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
Not published yet
Committee action
Reported (favorably), May 26, 2005
Senate vote
Recorded vote, 95 to 0
Confirmed
June 9, 2005
Commissioned
June 10, 2005
American Bar Association rating
Well Qualified

Born 1952, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it.

Source: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal Judges · This judge’s entry. Our copy saved October 16, 2026, fingerprint 92b677f26553b479.

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Career, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it

  • Private practice, Traverse City, Michigan, 1977-1988
  • Judge, Michigan Court of Appeals, 1989-2005

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