--- title: "Chad Andrew Readler | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/chad-andrew-readler" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Chad Andrew Readler U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · U.S. Circuit Judge ## Profile - Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit - State: National federal courts - Role: U.S. Circuit Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-25 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Judge, Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, 2019-present - American judge serving on the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit since March 7, 2019 - In summary: Chad Andrew Readler is a seasoned appellate judge with a background in high-profile litigation, DOJ leadership, and international legal training, now serving on the Sixth Circuit since 2019 - Acting assistant attorney general, Civil Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 2017-2019 - Law clerk to Judge Alan E. Norris, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (1997–1998) - Adjunct professor; teaches Presidential Power in the 21st Century at the University of Virginia School of Law ### Education - University of Michigan-Ann Arbor — J.D. (1997) - J.D. (cum laude, 1997), University of Michigan Law School; previously attended Ohio State University Moritz College of Law for one year - University of Michigan-Ann Arbor — B.A. (1994) - Editor of the University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform ### Additional information - Nominated by President Donald Trump on January 23, 2019, to replace Deborah L. Cook - Confirmed by the Senate on March 6, 2019; commission issued March 7, 2019 - Private practice, Columbus, OH, 1998-2017 - Partner in the Issues and Appeals practice group at Jones Day in Columbus, Ohio (1998–2017) - Born 1972 in Pontiac, Michigan. - Date of birth: 1972-01-01 - representing clients in state and federal courts, including the U.S. Supreme Court - Notable pro bono work: argued McQuiggin v. - previously taught at Ohio State University and University of Michigan law schools - Milford High School - Perkins before the U.S. Supreme Court for a client claiming actual innocence; represented capital defendants before the Tenth Circuit and Supreme Court of Ohio; defended life-sentenced defendants before the Sixth Circuit - Resides in Columbus, Ohio - International legal work: trained Kenyan lawyers in domestic violence cases with Lawyers Without Borders; recipient of the American Marshall Memorial Fellowship - Active in Federalist Society events and public speaking - Birth place: Pontiac, MI ## Before you appear - Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed. - Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance. - Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding. ## Courtroom Rules ### appellate oral argument Scope: courtwide In federal courts of appeals, oral argument is allowed unless a three-judge panel unanimously finds one of Rule 34's specified grounds for dispensing with it; the clerk provides the date, time, place, and time allocation. Evidence excerpt: Oral argument must be allowed in every case unless a panel of three judges who have examined the briefs and record unanimously agrees that oral argument is unnecessary [Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 34, Oral Argument](https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-appellate-procedure) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ## Sources - [Official profile](https://www.fjc.gov/node/6103361) - [Official roster](https://www.fjc.gov/node/6103361) - [Federal Judicial Center biography](https://www.fjc.gov/node/6103361) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/8627/chad-andrew-readler/) - [Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 34, Oral Argument](https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-appellate-procedure) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/8627/chad-andrew-readler/) - [Wikidata: Chad A. 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